Kilmarnock News

The Rappahannock Art League will host a reception from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, June 1, at the Studio Gallery at 19 North Main Street in Kilmarnock.

The Lancaster Middle and High school jazz bands will present their annual concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 31, at the LMS Theater in Kilmarnock.

Daniel Lewis 'Pete' McDonald, 64, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at Heritage Hall in Lexington.

Code Blue will perform at the St. Stephen's Episcopal Church fifth annual BBQ & Bluegrass from 5 to 8 p.m. June 2 at Roanoke Farm in Heathsville.

William Lee was appointed District 4 interim supervisor May 22 during a special session of the Lancaster board of supervisors.

A public hearing on the town's proposed budget of $3,786,193 for the fiscal year starting July 1 drew about a dozen citizens and no public comments.

Some 100 people ogled the work of area contractors and architects last weekend during the By the Bay Parade of Homes presented by the Lancaster By the Bay Chamber of Commerce.

It's all driven by his "Jimmy & Sook" clothing, which puts the Chesapeake Bay blue crab where alligators and polo ponies have gone before, on shirts, hats, belts and more.

A Lively man, accused of the January 19, 2011 sexual assault of an 89-year-old woman while she slept, was found guilty Thursday of four felony counts of rape and burglary by Judge Joseph E. Spruill Jr.

Organist Weston Jennings will return to Grace Episcopal Church at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 22, to give his third recital on the Welsh Memorial Parson pipe organ.

The town council on Monday, May 21, will conduct a public hearing on a proposed fiscal year 2012-13 budget totaling $3,960,829. As prepared by town manager Tom Saunders, the total is $26,460 more than the current year, excluding transfer funds.

The seventh annual Heritage Concert will be presented by the Rappahannock Women's Chorale and the Northern Neck Big Band at 8 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock and at 3 p.m. at Northumberland High School Auditorium in Claraville.

Bridge Saturday, May 12. Work will begin at 9 a.m. and is expected to be complete by 3 p.m. According to VDOT officials, the contractor performing painting work at the bridge requested the closure in order to move guardrail brackets.

The United Daughters of the Confederacy, Virginia Division, Lancaster County Chapter, turns 100 this year and will commemorate the history of the chapter and its service to the community with an exhibit at the Mary Ball Washington Museum.

Concerts will be presented at 8 p.m. May 19 at the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock and 3 p.m. May 20 at the Northumberland High School Auditorium in Claraville.

The "Saturday Night Live!" auction will begin at 6 p.m. Cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a silent auction of 175 items will be followed by dinner and a live auction.

Emerson Gravatt edged Steve Bonner in the tightest race on election day, winning by six votes, 225 to 219.