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Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Fest is May 23 and 24 at croquet club
The 2026 Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival will take place May 23 and 24 in Hartfield on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club (CBCC) at 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road. The festival starts at 10 a.m. each...
Ribbon cut to officially open Hummel terminal
On May 15 the grand opening was held for the recently completed 4,400 square-foot terminal building at Hummel Airfield Airport in Topping.
Above, ready to cut the ribbon is former Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shep Miller. Holding the ribbon to...
Blue crabs see bump after years of struggle
Number of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs increased
this year, but their population still below average
Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay received both good news and bad news in the results released this month from the annual blue crab winter dredge survey, conducted...
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,...
