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Dawson confesses to regional crimes
By Jennifer Roberts
A routine traffic stop in Richmond County for a bad headlight ended with charges in connection to two area crimes.
According to Richmond County Sheriff Doug Bryant, the driver was stopped because his headlight was not operating properly.
The inspection was also dead on the vehicle.
“One thing led to another” and upon further inspection of the vehicle items were found that raised questions, Bryant said.
Drugs, along with checks from Henderson United Methodist Church and checks from a residence in Lancaster County were in the vehicle, he said.
Upon questioning,....
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Dawson confesses to regional crimes
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6/24/2009 4:24:23 PM
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A routine traffic stop in Richmond County for a bad headlight ended with charges in connection to two area crimes.
According to Richmond County Sheriff Doug Bryant, the driver was stopped because his headlight was not operating properly.
The...
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NHS's Class of 2009 is last to graduate from old school
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6/17/2009 4:24:52 PM
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Northumberland High School's Class of 2009 was the last class to hold its graduation ceremony on the football field of the old high school facility this past Saturday, June 13.
The new high school facility awaits the Class of 2010.
On...
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Sheriff's office seeks community's help
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5/29/2009 7:17:59 AM
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The Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information regarding a crime that took place over the Memorial Day holiday. According to Northumberland County Sheriff Chuck Wilkins, the Village Handy Store/BP gas station was broken into around 4:17 a.m. on May 25. A white male...
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Community should take precautions for H1N1
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5/8/2009 2:07:35 PM
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Local schools are taking the necessary precautions when it comes to the H1N1 flu or swine flu.
According to Superintendent of Schools Clint Stables, his staff is following the guidelines put forth by the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and...
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Schools moving dates changed again
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4/21/2009 1:20:52 PM
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Press Release
Northumberland County Schools
As of this date a Certificate of Occupancy has not been obtained for the New Northumberland Middle and High School. There...
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McKenney voted in as county's juvenile court judge
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3/6/2009 11:36:04 AM
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The last thing the General Assembly did before it adjourned Saturday night may not have had great impact for the entire state, but it did for the Northern Neck. It finally voted on nominees for judgeships in Virginia and elected R. Michael McKenney of Northumberland County...
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Bus routes top cost-cutting possibilities
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2/20/2009 5:16:09 PM
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Changing school bus routes to carry K through 12 on the same route, instead of separate buses for older and younger children was one cost-cutting idea discussed at Northumberland’s February school board meeting.
Faced with revenue shortfalls from the state, School...
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Boys and Girls Club adds skateboard park
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2/4/2009 5:05:00 PM
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Rather than trekking all the way to Gloucester, Williamsburg or Mechanicsville, parents of skateboarding youngsters have another alternative.
And it could be beneficial in other ways too.
The Boys and Girls Club of the Northern...
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Parents arraigned, hearing set for March 20
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1/7/2009 11:19:18 AM
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UPDATE, Friday, January 9 4:30 p.m.
The parents of the six year-old who drove from Wicomico Church to Burgess where he wrecked into a telephone pole January 5 appeared in Northumberland County's juvenile court Friday morning, January 9. The...
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Bell ringers donate time in Northumberland
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12/11/2008 4:46:50 PM
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Maryetta Rice and Stephen Hamilton ring the Christmas Bell to collect for the Salvation Army outside the Callao Supermarket on Saturday as Sandra Hudnall makes a donation. Stephen collects and crushes soft drink cans all year then sells them and divides the money between...
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Lack of funds brings construction to a halt
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11/12/2008 5:26:29 PM
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The completion of the Northumberland County Animal Shelter (NCAS) addition has been at a standstill for two months due to lack of funds.
With donations coming in, the work has begun again to finish the modem...
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Polling places jam packed as polls open
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11/4/2008 12:50:13 PM
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Both polling places in Heathsville were jam packed with voters at 6 a.m. wanting to make their voices heard in the presidential election between Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain on Tuesday, Nov. 4, according to those standing in line still at 6:20 a.m. when this photo was taken at...
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County receives grant funding to build pavilion
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8/21/2008 2:42:05 PM
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Heathsville’s Rice Hotel/Hughlett’s Tavern has gone from a wreck to a showpiece since the mid-1990s. Monday, the county and the foundation got another large government grant check in order to further expand the historic sites modern viability as a commercial center and...
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Angel Food Ministry growing by leaps and food bundles
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7/30/2008 3:34:28 PM
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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.
The program has grown over the summer like weeds in an August garden and on Saturday, July 26 there were 220...
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Heat wave sends students packing
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6/12/2008 10:29:56 PM
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Due to weather forecasts calling for temperatures above 100 degrees for the first part of the week, area schools were forced to send students home early for the last three days of school.
Northumberland County officials made the call on Monday after...
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Broken bones result from pressure explosion
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5/28/2008 12:00:22 AM
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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.
Oliver works for Noblett, Inc.
The 100-pound tank he was filling, used for...
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NHS PAES students open greenhouses for plant sales April 15
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4/11/2008 10:23:16 AM
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Northumberland High School’s PAES Program, overlooked by Teacher Tammy Wilkins, will open its greenhouses for plant sales on Tuesday, April 15 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you are looking to add a little color to your...
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LOCAL NEWS
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Alleged home invader's case sent to grand jury
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6/24/2009 4:21:34 PM
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The first of three men charged in an early morning March 23 attack on a family on Hack’s Neck Road had his preliminary hearing Monday. Judge Tristram T. Hyde found that the evidence was sufficient to send the charges against Eric L. Pridgen to the next grand jury.
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Wounded Warriors enjoy a day on the Bay
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6/17/2009 4:34:58 PM
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Tuesday, June 9 was a special day for 46 visiting veterans from Ft. Eustis and Hampton and their new friends in Northumberland County.
The Wounded Warriors and Warrior Transition Programs are familiar efforts to veteran support organizations and...
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Northumberland residents protest land use changes
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5/29/2009 4:35:01 PM
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The crowd that filled the courtroom during the Northumberland County Planning Commission’s meeting Thursday wasn’t mad, but it was firmly determined to make sure the commissioners knew it was opposed to changes in the county’s zoning ordinances.
The...
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Harper puts down pen after 42 years
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5/8/2009 2:15:20 PM
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Jean Harper didn’t lay down her writing pen or pack up her computer keyboard without a fight.
After all, the love of reporting and writing runs through her veins.
But after the past couple of years when she was kept busy battling...
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Bibbens sought by authorities
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2/27/2009 8:57:26 AM
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Authorities across the Northern Neck are searching for a Montross man following a string of crimes last week.
Robert Norris Bibbens, 24, is sought by Westmoreland County investigators in connection to an attempted murder of a woman who was reportedly his girlfriend...
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EPA being sued for failing to clean up Bay
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1/7/2009 11:40:15 AM
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Virginia watermen, several retired regional politicians, including former Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources and Richmond County resident Tayloe Murphy, and the environmental group, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, filed a lawsuit against the EPA in the U.S, District...
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Cenry pleads guilty in deer spotlighting case
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12/11/2008 4:59:44 PM
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Northumberland County’s circuit court had anticipated having a jury trial Dec. 2 but the defendant and the Commonwealth reached a plea agreement settling the case.
Keith Cenry had been convicted of spotlighting deer in the general district court and...
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County election couldn't have gone any better
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11/12/2008 5:35:06 PM
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Laurie Morrisette of Heathsville was County Council for the Democratic Party of Virginia, in this year's election. She was tasked with observing the operation of polling sites and the Registrar's Office in Northumberland County. In 2004, she served as a member of the...
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Northumberland and Lancaster poll results
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11/4/2008 8:35:46 PM
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Wednesday, November 5
Republican Rob Wittman's campaign is celebrating a victory.
Barack Obama has won the presidency, but here is how Northumberland and Lancaster county's votes fell.
John McCain won...
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Firemen to dedicate new training center
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10/1/2008 4:35:51 PM
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It may have taken more than $500,000 and nearly 10 years to complete, but the Rappahannock Regional Fire Training Center located in Northumberland County is now in use.
And firefighters and advocates of the training facility want to show it off to...
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Incidents did not occur at event
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7/30/2008 3:45:11 PM
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"For me, it has always been nice," said Powell, who clarified that she was wasn’t expressing her opinion as someone associated with the organizers, but rather as a "concerned citizen."
She said there was plenty of rules posted on signs displayed near the admission areas where people paid...
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Northumberland marine research center nixed by VIMS
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5/28/2008 12:07:30 AM
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Northumberland County’s economic development commission may have had a great idea, but it’s dead in the water now.
The commission had proposed the creation of a marine research center dedicated to finding out what could be done within the Chesapeake...
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Northumberland to review language for dog kennel operators
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3/13/2008 10:40:58 PM
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Northumberland County is taking matters into its own hands when it comes to dog kennel owners.
Annual unannounced visits by county officials to the kennels will be made to ensure owners comply with the terms of their conditional use permits (CUP),...
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Creating a legacy
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3/5/2008 12:16:47 PM
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Karla Pinkard has seen more of the political process in action than people twice her age.
Pinkard was chosen to serve as one of the pages for the House of Delegates in Richmond,...
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Heathsville man dies as result of accident
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2/22/2008 11:13:14 AM
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Melvin M. Smith, 75, of Heathsville died Sunday afternoon as a result of his injuries sustained by a single vehicle accident.
Smith was traveling eastbound on Rt. 360 in Heathsville on February 17 at around 12 p.m. in his 1990 Dodge...
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AREA NEWS
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Meet the newest member of Northumberland Sheriff's Office
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6/18/2009 10:09:36 AM
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Northumberland County Sheriff’s Office newest addition to its staff is currently undergoing a whole lot of training.
But unlike most, she won’t be able to up and leave for better pay after she’s through with her training.
Her name is Gabbie and she’s only eight months...
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Warner visits Northern Neck to learn about aquaculture
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7/30/2008 3:55:27 PM
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Former governor Mark Warner who is running for election to the United States Senate made a swing through the Northern Neck Saturday to learn more about the emerging oyster aquaculture industry.
Warner met Ryan and Travis Croxton, who own the Rappahannock River...
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Local history could expand into museum
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2/15/2008 10:00:53 AM
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A new museum for Northumberland County may grow out of the Black History exhibit on display this month at the Northumberland Library. The exhibit is part of Frank Wood's collection, said to be the largest private collection of Black History documents in the United States.
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County Happenings
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2/1/2008 5:27:12 PM
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Teen dance planned at Mid-County Rescue Squad
A dance for folks ages 11 through 17 years of age will take place this Friday, Feb. 1, 7 p.m. at the Mid County Volunteer Rescue Squad...
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SPORTS
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Prime Time Basketball Camp opens June 29
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6/24/2009 4:36:02 PM
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Things will be hopping in the gyms at the old high school and elementary schools next week, or perhaps it would be better to say things will be bouncing as The Prime Time Basketball Camp will swing into action on June 29.
The camp set this year for...
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Spring athletes awarded at NHS
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6/18/2009 11:15:20 AM
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After each of the three seasons of sports at Northumberland High School, an awards ceremony is held to honor players, coaches and the teams they put on the various fields. The spring session is a little different because the athletic department honors two sets of student/athletes. One...
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Indians baseball team in three-way tie for first in district
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5/8/2009 2:36:53 PM
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The rainy weather is finally taking its toll of the Indian’s varsity baseball team, perhaps a little more than any other sports. Five games last week gave the Indians three wins to two loses. The big problem was the two losses were within the Northern Neck District to...
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NHS girls basketball team moves to state playoffs
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3/6/2009 12:01:06 PM
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For the second time in three years and the fourth trip in his eight years as coach of the Lady Indians, Head Coach Darrell Long will be taking the Northumberland varsity girls basketball team into state level competition. The local girls beat W&L here on Tuesday, Feb....
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Indians stumble against Colonial Beach
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1/7/2009 12:27:02 PM
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Northumberland High School held a tournament at the school last week during the winter break with the athletic department at Northumberland committed to bringing some of the best high school talent to their annual affair. And this year was no different with two of the Northern...
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Indians take second place in tourney
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1/7/2009 12:18:58 PM
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By Lee Scripture
When Windsor decided not to come to the Northumberland Holiday Tournament, it left an opening. An invitation went to the Colonial Beach Drifters and they quickly accepted. The acceptance served notice that one of the region's premier...
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Indians cross country team takes fourth in state
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11/12/2008 5:38:19 PM
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Adding more laurels to what already has been the best season in the history of the cross country program for the Northumberland Indian, they took a fourth place finish in the Virginia Group A Cross Country Championships held at the Great Meadows course outside of Warrenton...
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Indians pounce tigers in homecoming match
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10/1/2008 4:55:40 PM
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It has been several years and it took a one day postponement but the Northumberland Indians finally got that long anticipated homecoming win here last Saturday.
The Royal Tigers of King and Queen were the guests but the Indians weren’t hospitable at all in rolling to a 43-6...
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Football teams hold scrimmage
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8/21/2008 3:03:17 PM
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Northumberland traveled to Middlesex last Friday night for a scrimmage that almost wasn’t. Heavy rains and lightening came close to scrapping the scrimmage but it finally got under way on a very wet but stable field. Middlesex and Rappahannock were the other teams involved....
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Northumberland Outdoors
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7/30/2008 4:02:34 PM
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Play the blues
Northumberland County anglers are enjoying a repeat of last summer’s seasonal arrival of feisty bluefish in the 4 to 5 pound range. For more than a month before, smaller snapper blues in one to two pound sizes have been caught across...
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Golfing gals gather
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6/12/2008 10:38:43 PM
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After the Wednesday golf games at Quinton Oaks Golf Course, members of the Quinton Oaks Ladies’ Golf Association (QOLGA) are busy figuring up their scores.
There is much talk about chips and...
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Indians head into district playoffs as number one seed
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5/27/2008 11:54:04 PM
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Northumberland topped long time district rival Lancaster here on Wednesday and then stumbled Friday in a rescheduled match at W&L, 2-2. Despite the late season tie, the Indians finished at 7-0-1 within the Northern Neck district. They earned the regular season district...
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