Northumberland County News

Country matters Even a last-minute hailstorm backed by tornado-like winds couldn't dampen the biggest weekend of the year in east Northumberland County.

When the Angel Food Ministry started in April this year at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Callao, the program had 13 participants the first month and 39 the next.

A new museum for Northumberland County may grow out of the Black History exhibit on display this month at the Northumberland Library.

A dance for folks ages 11 through 17 years of age will take place this Friday, Feb.

Continuing Coverage of that helicopter crash last week-- The chopper went down Friday in Northumberland County.

After his visit to the Heathsville Farmers Market Saturday, former governor Gilmore's bumper stickers may become more frequently seen.

The Coast Guard rescues two people from a downed helicopter off the coast in Northumberland County.

Beginning in July, the state Division of Shellfish Sanitation will begin a shoreline survey on the Yeocomico River located in Northumberland and Westmoreland counties.

Gary Wayne Oliver, of Kilmarnock, was transported by Life-Evac to MCV Thursday, May 15 after a propane tank he was filling for Omega Protein exploded.

Palliative care nurse Lynda Pecora with Spinners and Weavers members Joan Macey and Nancy Benn stand behind 93-year-old Marthe Morgan.

Katherine Lewis had no idea when she left her home on Monday that she would return to find fire fighters and other emergency personnel at her home trying to put out a fire.

It didn't take long for Northumberland County Sheriff's Office to nab a gunman after the Village Handy Store was robbed again February 2. Shortly after the store was robbed the first time on November 20, 2007, ... via Northumberland Echo

“It'll bring women and they'll go shopping.”

Concerns about a new commercial enterprise near residences didn't persuade the Northumberland County Board of Supervisors to block Randy Cockrell's plan for a 43-slip Marina at Glebe Point. via Northumberland Echo

TAPPAHANNOCK, Va., April 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BOE Financial Services of Virginia, Inc. via Earth Times

“I never knew so much went into tasting wine the right way.”

While visiting their son in Warsaw, Cheryl and Dean Hering of Kingman, Ariz., stopped by Belle Mount Vineyards. via The Free Lance-Star

“If the people of Virginia don't want to help us, they can get their seafood from China or Japan.”

Dispossessed of their livelihood, a group of Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula watermen is mulling legal action against state agencies for failing to clean up the Chesapeake Bay. via The Free Lance-Star

And with more luck, the readers pick up the tab. Bear in mind that 90% of all real writers, people for whom writing is their sole income, spend much of their time counting their change in the rest room of the ... via The Rogue Scholar

“Welsh plains") was the basic uniform of the enslaved. The "cotton”

It is not possible to think of slavery as a matter for Bristol or Liverpool. Wales played its part, says Dr Chris Evans IN FEBRUARY 1767 Solomon, a nineteen-year-old slave, ran away from his master in ... via IcWales

“We tease her a lot, but all of us are proud of what she's learned and where she's headed”

FORGED BY FIRE>> Young woman unusual in her field Blacksmith will hone skills at college Working on an anvil with hot iron, Aislinn Lewis uses a hammer to pound detail into a piece. via The Free Lance-Star

“Retirees probably make up 75 percent of our market”

Many baby boomers contemplating retirement are looking for something besides a gated community in the Florida sunshine. via ConsumerAffairs.Com