Kilmarnock News

Retired U.S. Army Col. Wilbur Christian Shepherd, 78, of Kilmarnock died Sunday, May 18, 2008.

An end to payday loans? Source: The American Prospect Author: Kate Sheppard "In late March, the town council of Kilmarnock, Virginia, voted 4 to 2 to keep in place zoning laws that would effectively block the ... via Rational Review

Statement as of 5:28 am EDT on May 9, 2008 ... A Tornado Warning remains in effect until 545 am EDT for southeastern Lancaster... south central Middlesex and north central Gloucester counties... At 523 am ... via WVEC

“We are very much witnessing to our sacred texts that call for us to protect the poor”

Demonstrators protest percentage rates on payday loans in Harrisonburg, Va. on Nov. via American Prospect Online

“My job is taking care of people, that's what I do.”

Violet Lewis, 86, has been doing aerobics for 25 years. She currently teaches classes at the Northern Neck Family YMCA in Kilmarnock, VA. via The Free Lance-Star

“This year we have added lots of live entertainment, so it should be bigger and better than ever”

Virginia's Northern Neck, bordered by the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers and Chesapeake Bay, has increasingly drawn retirees who enjoy the peaceful setting and hassle-free lifestyle. via WebWire

“It was aerobic, but we never heard or used that word back then”

Think she's a little old lady? Just try to keep up VIDEO>> Go to - 'Age is not a barrier to exercise,' says Lewis, who also teaches an aquatics workout class at the YMCA. 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

“Well, it's not. It's the quality of this bay. "We demand that they fix the problem.”

The government's failure to clean the Chesapeake Bay has harmed the livelihood of watermen and infringed on their constitutional right to clean water and may be grounds for a class-action lawsuit, a group of ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

A group of Virginia watermen will meet next week to discuss filing a class-action lawsuit against government officials over the "serious and continuing decline of the Chesapeake Bay ." The Virginia Waterman's ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

“I can assure you that the clergy represented here today reflect a wide range of the political spectrum, but on this issue we are united”

The town council of tiny Kilmarnock, Virginia, has done what the mighty Virginia General Assembly could or would not do -- banned payday lenders. via ConsumerAffairs.Com

There's no welcome mat for payday lenders in the town of Kilmarnock. The town council voted down a request Monday night to allow payday-lending company Advance America to open an office in the Northern Neck ... via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

End Date : February 9, 2008 Time : 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Location : Dream Field, Lancaster Community Building., Rt. via NBC12

Jacqueline Georgette Francis, formerly of Hampton, passed away on December 6, 2007 after a short but courageous battle with cancer. via The Recorder - Greenfield, Massachusetts

A Lancaster County grand jury has indicted a Kilmarnock video store as a public nuisance for its sales of adult videos and its display of other "obscene" videos. via The Free Lance-Star

“It's quite a blowout -- it's amazing”

Lancaster County is investigating what caused a stormwater retention pond at the new Kilmarnock Wal-Mart to fail two days after the giant retailer held its grand opening. via WaterWorld

“It's a different approach. You pay now or pay later. "Hopefully I'll be in the Senate and able to [help]”

Richard Stuart, also running for the 28th District Senate seat, shakes hands with Anne Sullivan of the disAbility Resource Center in Fredericksburg. via The Free Lance-Star

“It's a central location where we can come to get a lot of things instead of going to [other Wal-Mart stores in] Gloucester, Tappahannock or Richmond.”

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. threw open its doors in the tiny Northern Neck town of Kilmarnock on Wednesday to fanfare by local residents touting the retailer's low prices and the convenience of having a one-stop ... via The Washington Times

“We make it any way the customer wants.”

Date published: 10/25/2007 G ROWING up in Wood- bridge, Jim Merrill wasn't unique because he played bass in garage bands during high school. via The Free Lance-Star

“Seducing the minds of many young and older adults, these movies include gay and lesbian sex, group sex and degrading abuse of women”

A special Lancaster County grand jury will convene next month to determine if adult videos in a Movie Gallery store in Kilmarnock constitute a public nuisance. via The Free Lance-Star