Kilmarnock News

A funeral was held last Friday, June 12, for Greene County Sheriff's Investigator Chad Carr, a Northumberland County native who was killed in the line of duty last week.

Friends and fellow law enforcement officers are remembering the life of Greene County deputy and former Orange County deputy Chadwick "Chad" Alan Carr, killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer on Route 230 near Greene Hills Country Club last Thursday.

The Honeywind Bluegrass Boys return to the Music By The River stage at Belle Isle State Park Saturday, June 13, from 6 to 8 p.m. Picnics welcomed.

"Think. Put away the iPod, take out the earphones, turn off the TV, close the laptop, silence your phone.

Book signing and discussion, Thursday, June 4, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Westmoreland County Museum, 43 Court Square, Montross, 804/462-7280; Monday, June 8, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Lancaster Community Library, 235 School St., Kilmarnock, 804/493-8440. The Fredericksburg mother-daughter writing team of Barbara Crookshanks and Virginia C. Johnson will discuss and ...

Kilmarnock's last new car dealership has been told it will lose its Chrysler franchise.

BLACKSBURG - Owners of only a few acres of woods can make a positive difference in their environment through planning and implementing simple management practices.

Chesapeake Academy fifth graders and their parents are contributing five hours of yard work along with an abundance of flowers, plants, and mulch to the Live Auction as part of their "Yard Crashers" donation.

Lancaster County Sheriff Ronnie Crockett reports that Jody G. Bowker, 50 of Midlothian, Virginia was the victim of an apparent suicide from the Robert O. Norris Bridge at White Stone last night.

Need one for most air, land and sea travel. Deirdre Blake Date published: 3/23/2009 If you plan on traveling after June 1st be ready for some new rules.

Chesapeake Academya s annual silent and live dinner auction on Saturday, May 2, on the school's Irvington campus will feature a a oeStimulus Package Raffle." Mirroring the federal governmenta s attempt to put funds back into the economy, Chesapeake Academya s Northern Neck Stimulus Package Raffle will feature gift certificates and services from ...

To qualify for the dean's list, students must achieve at least a 3.6 grade point average and must have completed at least 12 credit hours of course work during the semester.

Small but growing numbers of community banks are backing out of the government's bailout, which they see as fraught with hidden strings and government interference.

Reader Jeff, which did a considerably amount of research on the FDIC insurance of Dollar Savings Direct , recently emailed me a brand new online savings account offering 3.75% APY - Clear Sky Accounts .

Holly Ball Queen Abigail Leigh Robbins is escorted by John Thomas Jackson as, in the background from left, Jessica Leigh Abbott, Oren Wingert Harrison III, Jessica Rose Vanecek and Ammon Gresham Dunton Jr.

A contractor hired to build a new sewer treatment plant for the Town of Washington has begun construction of the plant on the grounds of the Avon Hall estate.

A 6-year-old boy determined to get to school took his family's car after he missed the bus.

Deputy County Administrator Tim Baroody presented the Stafford Board of Supervisors with an idea last night that could make the county a more attractive place to locate a business.