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Helen Hockaday Longest

Helen Hockaday Longest, 90, of St. Stephens Church, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at her home, Goshen Farm, surrounded by her family. Mrs. Longest grew...

Historic tree’s saplings planted near Dragon Run headwaters

Three young trees grown from seeds of a 2,630-year-old bald cypress in North Carolina’s Black River Swamp found their way to the headwaters of...

Overharvesting is devastating Chesapeake Bay’s aquatic life

Oyster numbers dramatic drop  MC Kiwanians hear good news that efforts are in place to halt this At a recent Middlesex County Kiwanis Club meeting, Jen Segan...

College athletic careers await 13 Christchurch School standouts

The Christchurch School (CCS) Seahorses celebrated National Signing Day with friends and family at a recent afternoon ceremony in CCS’s Yarbrough Gymnasium. In all,...

Christchurch to host John Stone Memorial Basketball Tournament

Christchurch School (CCS), 49 Seahorse Lane, Christchurch, will host the 36th annual John Stone Memorial Basketball Tournament Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13,...

MHS football-themed Christmas tree takes top prize

The Middlesex High School football team Christmas tree decorating committee won first place in the annual Urbanna Festival of Trees event Saturday at the...

Churches in Brief: December 11, 2025

The Chancel Choir of Clarksbury Church in Hardyville will present a cantata titled “God’s Promise of a Savior” during the Sunday morning worship service...

James Ray Evans Sr.

James Ray Evans Sr. passed away on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025 at his home. He was born in Hampton, and was the son of the...

James E. Bolls

James E. Bolls of Urbanna died on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. Jim was born in Hope, Ark. on Jan. 22, 1939, and graduated from Eastern...

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