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Oyster Festival contests online; some offerings in-person

Queen crowning and shucking competitions on web; Urbanna Days offerings scheduled too by Tom Chillemi -  In 1958 Urbanna Days was organized by town businesses to...
Community

Jamaica’s Deborah Pratt judged Va. shucking champ

Pratt has won numerous Virginia state oyster shucking championships; once finished second in the world oyster shucking competition in Ireland by Tom Chillemi -  Deborah Pratt...
Community

Tales through the years from “The” fall festival

For 62 years the Urbanna Oyster Festival has meant so much to so many. Happy memories could fill volumes. Here are but a few stories...
Community

Oyster Festival marine science legacy program 2020

Program continues going strong, even in challenging 2020 In a typical October, Middlesex County school children would be heading out on the Rappahannock River...
School

Christchurch School announces a Nov. 11 “virtual” open house

Looking for something different? If you want to learn more about Christchurch School for this school year or next, join them for a Virtual...
Obituaries

Lottie Pinkey Hall

Lottie Pinkey Hall of Saluda, 98, had her soul take flight to return to its heavenly home on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020 at her...
Community

Qasim Rashid – Democratic candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 1st District

"I’m grateful for my fellow Virginians across the political spectrum who vote for me. It is clear that the desire for change is present...
News

Fall and winter pandemic surge is here

Cooks Corner Health Department will offer free COVID-19 testing Nov. 9 and 30. (Editor’s note: As of Monday afternoon, the Virginia Department of Public Health...
One Woman's Opinion

Rejoice in diverse opinions

by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  URBANNA — Aren’t the opinion pages in the Southside Sentinel fun to read? I always read the letters to the editor...
Community

Happy Halloween

Halloween is this Saturday, Oct. 31, but the COVID-19 pandemic is making this year’s celebration of the holiday a little different — it prompted...
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All three Middlesex schools excel in academic testing

Public restrooms coming to Deltaville

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