Urbanna Christmas Tour set for Dec. 4

Built in 1766, the Old Tobacco Warehouse is one of the oldest surviving mercantile structures in America associated with the sale of tobacco. Today, the Old Tobacco Warehouse serves as the Town of Urbanna Visitor’s Center.
posted 11.18.2009
Puller Run set for Friday
Starting at about 1:30 p.m., Marines from Ft. Lee in Petersburg will run in formation through Saluda to Christ Episcopal Church where they will pay their respects at the grave of Lt. Gen. Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, the most decorated Marine in the Corps’ 237-year history.
posted 11.12.2009
Send your ‘letters of thanks’ for our Nov. 25th issue
Thanksgiving is a time to count your blessings and give thanks to those who have made a difference in your life. In this spirit, the Southside Sentinel will once again print, at no charge, short “thank-you letters” from Middlesex County residents and visitors in its Thanksgiving issue of Wednesday, November 25.
posted 11.11.2009
Pratt wins shucking title

VIDEO: See the pros in action! Deborah Pratt of Middlesex repeated as champion of the Virginia Oyster Shucking Contest, which was held Saturday at the 52nd Urbanna Oyster Festival.
posted 11.11.2009