June 26, 2026
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RICHMOND COUNTY NEWS
(804) 436-4570 Birthday greetings to the following individuals from April 22nd ~ 28th: 22nd ~ Maria Brockington-Veney, Rudolph Castor, Alex Eugene Johnson, Ellsworth Donald Anderson, Dominic Fortune, and Justin Self; 23rd ~ Joyce Anderson, Betty Mosier, Irene M. Lee, Natasha Dixon, Ernest Wilson III, Brenda Levere, Dawns Jewell, Bryant Gray, and Wizdom B. Rahim; 24th ~ Michael Wallace, Connie Turner Smith, Lillian McCoy, Warnel C. Smith, Sr., and Ada Dameron; 25th ~Arnetta J. Butler, Renee Denise Brooks, Velma Denise Carey, Sharese Thompson, Joe Taylor, Mary Catherine Smith, and Hannah Blagmon; 26th ~ Fannie Smith, Robert Bryant, Sarah F. Smith, Wayland Thommpson, Jr., and Javontri K. Fauntleroy; 27th ~ Betty Jean Laws Payne; and 28th ~ Debuse Crabbe.
Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce hosts annual awards dinner
Last week, members of the Colonial Beach Chamber of Commerce gathered at the Pier 909 Restaurant to recognize accomplishments in 2025.
Rappahannock Activities Report
Monday 4-20 Varsity SB at Windsor - 4:30 p.m. (Dismissal at 1 p.m., departure at 1:15 p.m.) JV Baseball vs. Mechanicsville - Home - 6 p.m.
Northern Neck Brewery hosts charity event
Montross may have another recurring event coming to add to the roster courtesy of Larry Hinson—better known as DJ Master Blaster—and Northern Neck Brewing, which held a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital last Saturday evening.
Richmond County still working on 2025 tax bills
Richmond County residents are still wait‑ing for their 2025 personal property tax bills, which normally would have been mailed in the fall and due the first week of December.
CBPS Recognizes Scholar Athletes
This month, the Colonial Beach School Board recognized Olivia Cooke, Carlyn Middleton, Jocelyn McGinniss, Nicole Rosier, Josie Carpenter, Emory Steffey, Lilian Plunkett, Jasiah Cole, Harmony Roy, Jaleel Bui, William Christian, Zachary Papanicolas, Logan Dales, and Bret Barrett for maintaining a GPA above 3.5.
Lancaster celebrates opening of Harper’s Creek
Last weekend, Lancaster County hosted the grand opening of Harper’s Creek Park and Working Waterfront Complex, a new public access site created through a public‑private partnership between Lancaster County and Stay the Course.
Garner’s Produce celebrates upcoming commercial kitchen
Last Wednesday, Garner’s Produce hosted an event to celebrate the construction of a commercial kitchen next to its farm stand on Kings Highway. The new facility will provide local agricultural processing capacity and strengthen opportunities for value‑added farm production in Westmoreland, a move expected to support local producers and bolster the County’s agricultural commerce.
Parr Joins Richmond County’s Centenarians
Having reached the remarkable age of 100, Margaret Parr was welcomed into Richmond County’s Centenarian Group by the Board of Supervisors, who publicly recognized her as a cher‑ished member of the community.