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Support the 1% sales and use tax

The 2026-2028 Virginia state budget gives every Virginia county and city the option to ask voters to approve an additional local sales and use...

Paige Greene-Morse named student rep on school board

Middlesex High School (MHS) senior Paige Greene-Morse was named the 2026-2027 Middlesex County School Board student representative at the school board’s September board meeting...

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Middlesex County’s two-day veterans celebrations

Nov. 10 and 11 Cool breezes and autumn leaves are heralding in Middlesex County’s two-day veterans celebrations planned for Nov. 10 and 11. With an...

Garden Club honors two Middlesex County citizens

Recently, two Middlesex County citizens were presented with recognition awards by the Garden Club of the Middle Peninsula (GCMP). The awards recognize significant efforts...

Lancaster Players brings vintage radio to life

The Lancaster Players’ production of “It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play” transports audiences back to the Golden Age of Radio, when families...

Keeping warm with wool: Middlesex County in 1850

There are so many interesting facts tucked inside of census records. In the 1850 census for Middlesex County, included were 2,281 sheep producing 5,230...

Middlesex Cub Scouts learn fire safety

Middlesex County Cub Scout Pack 341 completed fire safety training on Thursday, Oct. 1, hosted by the Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department. The Cubs were able...

Deltaville sailor wins CWA award

The Cat Writers’ Association (CWA) recently announced Lesley O’Brien is a winner in the annual CWA Communications Contest. O’Brien, a Deltaville sailor, won a Certificate...

Sports

Darius Jones paces harrier boys

Middlesex High School’s boys cross country team finished fourth overall in the Oct. 21 Tidewater District Championship Meet at Beaverdam Park in Gloucester County....

Keichan Layne paces MHS girl harriers squad

The Middlesex High School (MHS) girls cross country team finished third as a team in the Tidewater District meet at Beaverdam Park in Gloucester....

Deltaville pickleball groups have a blast at fundraiser

We had a fundraiser tournament for the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) pickleball courts on Saturday, Oct. 10. It featured both ladies’ doubles and men’s...

Chargers score nine touchdowns in 63-0 football win over Panthers

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team (4-3, 2-0) crushed the winless Charles City Panthers (0-7, 0-1) Friday night, 63-0, at Charles City...

Church

Churches in Brief: October 29, 2026

It’s that time of year again! Spooks and goblins, witches and scarecrows are welcome to gather at Harmony Grove Baptist Church (HGBC) as it...

Give to the emperor what is the emperor’s; give to God the things that are God’s

My wife and I decided to spend a day at this year’s Virginia State Fair. It’s not something we do because we yearn to...

Christchurch celebrates Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi

The Christchurch School (CCS) community celebrated the Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi with an Episcopal Blessing of the Animals on the lawn...

Churches in Brief: October 22, 2026

Saluda Baptist Church (SBC), 960 General Puller Highway, Saluda, will again host its popular “Movie Nite” event on Friday, Oct. 30, at 6:30 p.m....

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