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Santa, Mrs. Claus in giant snow globe at Horn’s

Santa and Mrs. Claus visited Horn’s Ace Hardware store in a giant snow globe-like clear plastic bubble at Cooks Corner this month as children...

Coca-Cola Christmases recalled fondly by older Urbanna folks

by Larry Chowning -  The Coca-Cola bottle that was bottled between 1923-1937 at the Urbanna Coca-Cola Bottling Plant was a reminder that the Christmas spirit...

COVID-19 blamed for Middlesex residents’ mail woes

by Larry Chowning -  Middlesex County postal customers are waiting for their mail as post offices in the county have had no mail delivered in...

Christmas Friends completes its 35th year

The busy 2020 pace for Christmas Friends came to an end Saturday with the delivery of gifts to 194 needy children and 64 needy...

Big changes loom in town government

Urbanna administrator resigns by Tom Chillemi -  The Town of Urbanna government is about to undergo major changes. Taking office on Jan. 1, 2021 will be...

Cooks Corner complex getting $750,000 revamp

by Larry Chowning -  The Cooks Corner Office Complex (CCOC) at Cooks Corner awaits an estimated $750,000 renovation, which is expected to begin in spring...

Route 625 closing for bridge replacement

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced at the Dec. 1 Middlesex County Board of Supervisors meeting that it will replace the bridge on Route...

“One Woman’s granddog” ready for Santa’s arrival

Mary Wakefield Buxton submitted this photo of her black lab “granddog,” Moxie, who is all ready for Christmas and eagerly awaiting Santa Claus. Moxie...

Middlesex, VA schools to stay hybrid

Middlesex schools to keep two-days a week in-person instruction for now by Larry Chowning -     The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) agreed Monday,...

Grateful thanks from Middlesex libraries

by Carol King -  It may be the end of the 2020 calendar year, but it’s not the end of the 2020-2021 fundraising campaign year...

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