Kilmarnock News

Diana Obeid, adjunct professor of Arabic at Christopher Newport University, will be the featured speaker for Sundays at Two February 12 at Lancaster Community Library at 235 School Street in Kilmarnock.

Town finances finished strong in the fiscal year ending June 30, 201l, according to an audit report recently released by the accounting firm of Robinson, Farmer and Cox Associates.

Rappahannock General Hospital and Bon Secours Virginia Health System representatives entertained questions ranging from maternity centers to employment cuts last Thursday at a forum addressing their recent affiliation and its effect on the community.

STAR Ditchley, one of the Northern Neck's most storied homes, will soon have a new owner.

While 2011 was a tough financial year for many local governments, Mayor Raymond Booth said Monday that Kilmarnock has performed well with a $400,000 surplus.

Rappahannock General Hospital announced last week it has entered into a clinical affiliation with Bon Secours Virginia Health System to work together to expand medical services for the region.

The Mary Ball Washington Museum and Library recently announced Dr. Charles M. Christian will present a public lecture at 11 a.m. February 18 at the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock.

Folks who grew up on and in the water, eating oysters, fish and crabs because they caught them for a living.