Reedville News

Boards filled with maps of the Rappahannock River and special spots along it were spread out for those interested in the John Smith trail to see.

U.S. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin is seeking more federal money to help rid the Chesapeake Bay of invasive nutria.

Katrina Lawrimore is the new director at the Reedville Fishermen's Museum, the facility at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay dedicated to preserving the history and heritage of its watermen.

Ivan Parker, one of the country's top gospel singers, this fall will bring his unique sound as the lead attraction of the first Tangier Island Gospel Festival.

Neatly folded and wrapped with a pink cloth string, hundreds of Rockingham County documents, many brown with age, will be opened and indexed in the coming weeks and then stored to aid their preservation by two James Madison University graduate students.

Dr. Gaylord Ray loves cooking and now creates his dishes in his new kitchen at Reedville on the Wicomico River.

With the conclusion of the 26th annual Reedville Fishing Derby, Smith Point Sea Rescue reflects on the importance of local sponsorship and attendance.

REEDVILLE -- The 26th annual Reedville Fishing Derby enjoyed beautiful weather for fishing the middle Chesapeake Bay.

The volunteers of Smith Point Sea Rescue, based in Reedville, have pulled people from the water after vessels capsized, found lost boaters all across the Chesapeake Bay and rescued folks from dead batteries, failed engines and groundings hundreds of times over 35 years.

Mrs. Virginia Johns "Jenny" Williams, 79, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the Brian Center, Low Moor, near Covington.

For generations, flat-bottom and deadrise skiffs have provided stable platforms for commercial fishermen working the waters of Chesapeake Bay.

With its romantic flourishes, you'd expect a Queen Anne, Victorian-style home, such as Reedville's Morris House, to have an interesting backstory.

P.D. and Kate O'Keefe thought they knew what they were getting into eight years ago when they fell in love with a Victorian home in Reedville at the tip of the Northern Neck.