Community
Urbanna Memorial Day event now at Lansdowne
The annual Town of Urbanna Memorial Day ceremony is set this year for Monday, May 25, but will be at a new location. The 10:30 a.m. community tribute to fallen service members will be at historic Lansdowne at 271...
Main work on Dragon Run bridge set to start May 18
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and its contractor will begin to mobilize Monday, May 18, on a project to replace the U.S. Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run at the Middlesex County and Gloucester County line.
The $14.6...
Thrift and Powers qualify for Urbanna town council race
Two residents, Jim B. Thrift and Lisa M. Powers, have filed and are qualified as candidates running for a seat on the Urbanna Town Council.
As of Tuesday, Robert E. “Robbie” Wilson III is the only person who has filed and...
Middlesex supervisors seek grant for boat for use in emergencies
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted on May 5 to apply for a grant to purchase a boat that would be used in emergencies.
David Layman, Middlesex’s Emergency Services director, told supervisors the boat would be used county-wide by...
MPFL’s Low Country Boil was a tremendous success
If you didn’t attend the Middlesex Pet Friends for Life’s (MPFL) Low Country Boil, Festival for the Animals, this past Saturday, you missed one of the best experiences that Middlesex County has to offer.
Megan and Rikki deserve a “Foodie...
Experience good old days in Mathews
Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will kick up its heels on Saturday night, May 9, and take you back in time to the “good ol’ days” of country and rock and roll along with a tribute to the great Motown...
Heritage Trail grand opening celebration set for May 16
The community is invited to attend the grand opening of a heritage walking trail that brings to life the rich African-American history of the Cooks Corner neighborhood. The Heritage Trail grand opening will take place on Saturday, May 16,...
Corbin Hall farm wins Clean Water Farm and Grand Basin award
Corbin Hall Farm in Water View — a pillar of environmental and historical farming stewardship — received the Clean Water Farm/Bay Friendly Award for 2025 for the Rappahannock River Basin and the Tidewater Soil, Water, and Conservation District. This...
Arts in the Middle Festival set for June 6, 7
Now in its 12th year, artists from along the East Coast will share their talents at the Arts in the Middle Spring Fine Arts Festival, set for June 6 and 7 on the grounds of the historic Hewick Plantation,...
F.D. Crockett prepped for buyboat rendezvous
The Deltaville Maritime Museum log boat F.D. Crockett is “up on the hard” at Deltaville Boatyard on Jackson Creek getting ready for buyboat rendezvous in June at Cape Charles on the Virginia Eastern Shore and at Battery Park in...
