Kilmarnock News

The Lancaster High School bands will present their "Spring Showcase Concert 2013" at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17, at the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock.

An apparent tornado tore a path of destruction Monday near Wicomico Church, snapping dozens of large trees and destroying two manufactured homes on Bogey Neck Road.

A public hearing on Kilmarnock's proposed 2013-14 budget will be held during the town council meeting Monday, May 20.

The first official business in the new town hall location took place Monday, when the town center committee of the Kilmarnock Town Council met at 1 North Main Street to start making transition plans.

"It's that time of year again when you can enjoy a Triangle Trolley ride. The 2013 season is under way," said Susan Cockrell, community development director for the Town of Kilmarnock.

The Lancaster by the Bay Chamber of Commerce will present the second annual By the Bay Parade of Homes May 10-11. Tour homes are in Lancaster, Northumberland and Middlesex counties.

It took council all of five minutes last week to open and close a public hearing and discuss the town's proposed 2014 budget.

The board of supervisors last week recognized Weston F. Conley Jr. for a lifetime of dedication and service to the community.

The 25th annual Grace Church Yard Sale will be held from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, May 4, at YMCA Camp Kekoka.

The 30th annual Reedville Fishing Derby will be held May 3 and 4. Buzzard's Point Marina in Reedville will host the event.

The Northern Neck Orchestra will present "Hidden Treasures from our Attic" at 7:30 p.m. May 4 at the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock.

Mr. Michael E. Dodson of Lively and Mr. and Mrs. Kirk S. VanLandingham of Lottsburg are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Brittany Michelle Dodson, to Donald James Otho Gawen, son of Mr.

The 43rd annual Blessing of the Fleet will be held May 5. Folks may attend the service by land or by sea to honor watermen, pray for a fruitful bounty, and receive the blessing for their boats.

Bay Rowe of White Stone found a treasure while cleaning out the possessions of his late mother, Ellen Toleman Rowe.

On sale this week are prints of John Morton Barber's latest painting, "F.D. Crockett and the Steamer Piankatank off Stingray Point." These prints have come about through a collaboration between the artist and the Deltaville Maritime Museum, said museum curator Raynell Smith.

A plan to move the town hall to new offices in the center of Kilmarnock continues to spark public comments on both sides of the issue.