For 43 years, Rodney Marshall Coggin ran a weekly newspaper that made champions of the Northern Neck’s people. Mr. Coggin, who lived in Warsaw and was a former editor, owner and publisher of the Northern Neck News, died Sunday. He was 88. A dive-bomber pilot during World War II, Mr. Coggin bought the paper from his grandfather, W.Y. Morgan, in 1949, four years after he returned from the Pacific.

Richmonders who escape to “the Rivah” will be able to take some fresh décor ideas home with them next weekend. Rooms worthy of a shelter magazine will come to life at the first-ever Northern Neck Decorator Showcase on the Rappahannock River. Five homes at Rappahannock Westminster Canterbury in Irvington are being decorated by six designers in keeping with the area’s coastal-chic aesthetic.

A Northern Neck couple arrested after their 6-year-old son crashed the family car while trying to drive himself to school appeared in court yesterday on child-endangerment charges. A Northumberland County Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court judge appointed attorneys for Jaqulyn Waltman, 26, and David Dodson, 40. Each has been charged with one count of felony child endangerment. The judge also set a preliminary hearing for March 20.

A 6-year-old Northern Neck boy was so upset at missing the bus that he took the family’s car and tried to drive to school on the other end of Northumberland County before crashing. The 2005 Ford Taurus ended up with extensive damage, the parents were arrested, and the boy was taken to the hospital to be checked over—before authorities drove him to school.

BOYS: WEST POINT 52, RAPPAHANNOCK 25  RAPPAHANNOCK (0-2)  Cox 2, Davis 4, Hickman 2, Sumiel 15. Totals 8 4-12 23.  WEST POINT (1-0) Bell 5, Gaines 12, Ashley 2, Amorim 2, Rowlett 12, Dice 2, Pitts 1, Medlin 16. Totals 21 6-10 52.  Rappahannock———————————— 1 4 14 4—23
  West Point————————————- 18 16 11 7—52