Northern Neck News

07/11/2025

The Northern Neck–Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) resumed its annual sports physical program in June 2025, offering free exams to student-athletes in Lancaster, Northumberland, Middlesex, Westmoreland, and Richmond counties. This ongoing effor…

The Northern Neck–Middlesex Free Health Clinic (NNMFHC) resumed its annual sports physical program in June 2025, offering free exams to student-athletes in Lancaster, Northumberland, Middlesex, Westmoreland, and Richmond counties. This

07/10/2025

Richmond County has once again turned to a revenue anticipation note (RAN) as a financial "security blanket," approving a $2.25 million short-term loan to bridge the gap before tax revenues are collected.

Richmond County has once again turned to a revenue anticipation note (RAN) as a financial "security blanket," approving a $2.25 million short-term loan to bridge the gap before tax revenues

07/10/2025

Rappahannock Community College (RCC) announced the hire of Russ Carmichael as vice president of finance and administrative services.

07/09/2025

Lancaster is the only County in the Northern Neck that hasn't approved deer hunting with rifles. As of last month, when the matter was on the table, the votes were not there to make it happen.

Lancaster is the only County in the Northern Neck that hasn't approved deer hunting with rifles. As of last month, when the matter was on the table, the votes were

07/09/2025

Citing escalating costs and complex federal requirements, Richmond County has shelved plans for a long-anticipated recreational trail.

07/09/2025

07/06/2025

Richmond County Board of Supervisors will be holding public hearings next week to consider two separate rezoning proposals that could impact development on Richmond Road and Farnham Creek Road.

07/04/2025

Warsaw launched a live notification system through the Savvy Citizen app and proudly noted the town is the first locality in Virginia to adopt the service.

07/03/2025

Three of the four students awarded scholarships from the Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware Association of Electric Cooperatives Education Scholarship Foundation for 2025 were from the Northern Neck.

07/03/2025

As Virginians prepare to celebrate Independence Day on the water, the state’s Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is intensifying efforts to keep boaters safe through the national Operation Dry Water campaign, running July 4–6, 2025.

As Virginians prepare to celebrate Independence Day on the water, the state’s Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is intensifying efforts to keep boaters safe through the national Operation Dry Water

07/02/2025

On July 1, an array of new laws from the 2025 session of the Virginia General Assembly took effect. Here are some of them:

07/02/2025

A single Mega Millions ticket worth an estimated $348 million was sold in Northumberland County and has yet to be claimed.