It had been a long time since Omega Protein christened a new menhaden steamer, but at the debut of its two new ships Saturday, Omega’s manager of the Reedville plant recalled the first one he remembered. It was in 1974, Monty Deihl was a kid and his parents wouldn’t let him go. The company christened the Smith Island and the Tangier Island that day, he said. The Tangier Island, still
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
A little over a year ago, the congregation of St. Stephen’s Anglican Church in Heathsville moved out of the church they had used since they had split from the Episcopal Church. The Episcopalians had won a lawsuit over who owned the original church and the Anglicans had to move. On Sunday, the Anglicans broke ground on a new church that will soon be under construction at the intersection of Route
A turkey hunting accident in Northumberland County Tuesday evening sent James Marston of Virginia Beach to the hospital with 29 No. 6 shotgun pellets in his head and torso. Marston, who grew up in Burgess, and his brother, Phillip, had become aware that somebody was hunting in an unposted woodland of their grandmother’s property bordering Back Street. The two went into the woods to tell the interloper to leave. The
Omega Protein’s menhaden business may be under pressure from new federal limits on its catch, but it is pressing ahead with improvements to its Reedville operation. On May 18, it will officially christen two new menhaden steamers, the Rappahannock and the Fleeton. Both steamers are almost 200-feet-long and will replace older steamers in Omega’s fleet Ben Landry, an Omega spokesman said last week. Although the pair have new efficiencies compared
An estimated 300 people turned out Sunday to see a historic monument dedication honoring Reedville’s fishing industry. It also represented a communities’ resolve to preserve a part of the past for future generations. The Stack, once a vital part of the Morris Fisher Factory, is located on a point of land overlooking Cockrell’s Creek in Fleeton. The factory was formed in the early 1890s by Albert Morris and Captain James
On the last weekend of April, Eagle Eyrie held its annual “Mom and Me” retreat for young ladies up to 6th grade and their mothers and/or grandmothers from all over the Commonwealth of Virginia. Bethany Baptist Church of Callao sponsored nine individuals to attend from the Northern Neck. The Eagle Eyrie Conference Center is located near Lynchburg and provides a wonderful opportunity to view the mountain scenery and enjoy being
Luther Welch, founder of the Northern Neck Farm Museum, was honored Saturday at the museum that he dreamed of, worked hard to get started and left behind as his legacy. Welch gave the land the museum was built on and much of the equipment displayed in the museum was his. This does not speak of the heart, soul and energy, however, that he used in getting others to see and
Seventy people aboard two James River buses came to Lottsburg on the morning of Friday, April 26, to learn about the Virginia oyster and its habitat, cultivation, and harvest. As the visitors on one bus pulled into the Coan River Marina to go out on two Chesapeake Bay deadrises, the other group went to Cowart Seafood Corporation to tour the oyster hatchery; the groups switched activities for the afternoon.
It had been a long time since Omega Protein christened a new
On Thursday, the Northumberland County’s Board of Supervisors wrapped up a meeting
It had been a long time since Omega Protein christened a new
On Thursday, the Northumberland County’s Board of Supervisors wrapped up a meeting
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