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Food pantry makes plea for help

by Tom Chillemi -  Donating money to the Hands Across Middlesex’s food pantry is the most efficient way to help feed the needy during these...

Oystermen Hit Hard

Restaurant orders vanish as COVID-19 threat advances by Kathryn Bienfang -  Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, oyster farmers in Virginia lost 95-100% of their business...

Limits on trash begin at MC sites

by Larry Chowning -  Virginia Peninsula Public Service Authority (VPPSA) announced Monday that starting this week, brush and land-clearing items and construction materials would not...

It’s pleasing now recalling local baseball’s bygone days

In the summer of 1991, the Southside Sentinel ran a three-part series on “The Boys of Summer”  — the semi-pro baseball teams in Middlesex...

Even in Eden, gators lurk, Conclusion

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 by Mary Wakefield Buxton -  View from my Lanai, Conclusion Urbanna, Va. — “Things fall apart;...

Zoar Baptist starts beach services

This is a sign of the times — social distancing, Internet sermons and drive-in church worship services. “We usually have beach service throughout the...

‘Happy Easter, realize things will get better’

by Aaron Wells -  This Easter we all find ourselves affected by the current global health crisis. Things are definitely not as they should be....

Center Cross Church of God announces drive-in 9 and 11 a.m. Easter services

Many church services have been canceled as a precaution necessitated by the coronavirus. However, the Rev. Jake Affeldt, pastor of Center Cross Church of...

Holy Week & Easter Sunday at Christ Church Parish (Episcopal)

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Christ Church (Episcopal) Parish is following the guidelines of the governor and its bishop and not having in-person worship...

Rev. John P. “Jack” Moody

The Rev. John P. “Jack” Moody, 94, a native of Colonial Heights, passed away on Friday, March 27, 2020. He was the son of the...

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