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Edmund Berkeley IV and James Montague of Middlesex County are names not well known, but names that every student of county history should know for their involvement with the American Revolution. If the British had won the Revolutionary War, most...

History defines this area and volunteers labor to keep history engaging. Among area museums are the Northern Neck Farm Museum, the Kilmarnock Museum, the Morattico Waterfront Museum; and the Colonial Seaport Foundation’s Luna, a floating museum based in Deltaville. All...

Each hopeful has a Little Miss Spat co-contestant The 2026 Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat contestants have been busy working on their community service projects. Each Queen contestant must volunteer a minimum of 25 hours benefiting Middlesex...

Don’t miss the Blessing of the Animals ceremony, sing-along concert and fundraiser for Middlesex County Pet Friends for Life at All Saints Anglican Church on Saturday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. This is a free event, but voluntary donations...

Thank goodness the weather of the last week is behind us, and October is bringing more pleasant days. This weather comes just in time for the fourth annual Middlesex Pet Friends for Life (MPFL)-benefit 2K run/walk at Grey’s Point...

For almost eight decades, RAL in Kilmarnock has served as an invaluable creative and cultural touchstone for the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck. It has provided a place for regional artists to exhibit their work, art appreciators to enjoy and...

Since the beginning of English settlement in Middlesex County in 1668, agriculture and the cultivating of land has been centerstage in the economic life of county citizens. The way Middlesex County farmers grow things has evolved from the county’s beginnings...

Since 1948 when Christ Church deeded the colonial Middlesex County Courthouse to the Middlesex County Woman’s Club (MCWC), the club’s main mission has been its preservation. As Larry Chowning recently wrote in the 250th anniversary supplement, “the Old Middlesex...

Eric Johnson, a historian at the Library of Virginia, spoke at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse on Sept. 13 about petitions submitted to the Virginia legislature by Middlesex residents during the Revolutionary War era. Johnson explained that Virginians from all...

A routine, scheduled inspection of the Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge begins next week. Starting Monday, Sept. 28, Route 3 travelers can expect brief daytime delays crossing the bridge over the Rappahannock River between Greys Point and White Stone throughout...