On Thursday, the Northumberland County’s Board of Supervisors wrapped up a meeting that had been a week in the making after local schools requests for additional funding came under scrutiny The earlier meeting had been carried over so that the board could have a work session on the schools’ budget request. After a work session Wednesday, a final vote came down on Thursday. The schools had asked for more than
This past weekend, Jamel Newton’s design incorporating a corncob, which won first in a contest aimed to share the message that LOVE is at the heart of every Virginia vacation, was unveiled at the Northern Neck Farm Museum. Newton is a Freshman and an art student of Eddie Barnes at Northumberland High School. “He is a great kid, very deliberate about his work and he said ‘I can’t believe it’
Members of the Junior Beta Club and Future Problem Solvers are going to national competitions after the school board voted Monday night to back their academic endeavors. On May 13, Future Problem Solver sponsor Jenny Christman asked for and got the board’s support for taking Lucinda Wigfield, Abby Kiss and Tahi Wiggins to the organization’s program in Bloomington, Ill., June 6 through 9. All three had placed as finalists in
Having sent its proposed budget for the coming year to supervisors, Northumberland’s School Board spent most of its Monday night meeting in Lottsburg hearing about students who have done well in state and regional competitions. Superintendent D. Rebecca Gates advised the board that Alexandra Pitman had won the state championship for Serious Drama Interpretation and Joshua McKenney was runner-up for the championship in Storytelling in the State Forensics Competition. She
The Northern Neck Rotary Club honored the alumni of its annual Community Service Awards. For eleven years the Northern Neck Rotary has recognized and honored a member of the Lancaster or Northumberland communities who exemplifies service through leadership, hard work, and giving to benefit the quality of life of those in need and the quality of life in the Northern Neck at large. They were recognized for living the Rotary
Taylor Norris had the honor of being selected and attending this year’s five day High School Presidential Inaugural Conference. On Saturday, Jan. 19, she was welcomed to Washington, District of Columbia. She attended; Steps to a Bright Future: Paving a Political Pathway with guest speakers Mr. Alex Schriver (National Chairman, College Republican National Committee) and Ms. Tori Taylor (National President, College Democrats of America). After dinner and welcome she enjoyed
If Northumberland County’s School Board and Board of Supervisors adopt the 2013-2014 budget proposed Monday night by Superintendent of Schools Dr. Rebecca Gates, the county will pay $1,417,331 more for its educational system than it has in the current year. Almost half the proposed increase is attributable to the need of a roof repairs on the elementary school. Those repairs would cost $500,000 Gates said. Other facilities maintenance would cost
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On Thursday, the Northumberland County’s Board of Supervisors wrapped up a meeting
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Relay For Life, a program to raise funds to fight cancer
Fairfields United Methodist Church in Burgess to Host Holy Rollers and To-Be-Rollers-