Community

On Saturday, Aug. 21, the ballpark will host a party and concert on the outfield as a fundraiser for phase three of three of the multi-year renovation which commenced in 2016 — specifically, reconstruction of expanded and handicapped-accessible restrooms. Sweet...

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) will conduct a virtual meeting on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. This meeting will feature a roundtable discussion at which participants will have the opportunity to share queries...

by Larry Chowning – Jill Hester Barrette, a 2006 Middlesex High School graduate and a Rappahannock Community College nursing school graduate, was interviewed in July by Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States. Barrette is a member of...

The speaker at a recent Middlesex Kiwanis Club meeting was Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Traci Seitz. She is a graduate of Middlesex High School, and has served MCPS as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, and as of...

The area’s first poker run on the water, which included an Urbanna stop, was conducted last month and was coordinated by the Northern Neck Rotary Club. Ten boats entered the July 17 competition. They were captained by Ronald Hudson, Jack...

Kaydence Congleton and Faith Whitaker are Queen and Little Miss Spat contestants in the 64th Urbanna Oyster Festival Pageant. Kaydence and Faith have built a service project to benefit foster children and teen parents in Middlesex County. Kaydence and Faith...

Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, has reinstated trolley service in Urbanna, Colonial Beach and Kilmarnock after being suspended during the 2020 summer season because of COVID-19.

by Bill Powell Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) Holly Point Nature Park enters the heart of its 2021 events season this Saturday, July 24, as more and more vendors fill the park. The big band sound of “Good Shot Judy!” takes...

A “Christmas in July” BBQ fundraiser to benefit Christmas Friends Inc. is planned Sunday, July 25, in Deltaville. Billy Dickerson is smoking his famous BBQ pork and the event will be hosted by YaZu Yachting, 17218 General Puller Highway. Rachel...

“Farming: A Foundation for the Future” is the theme for the 2021 Virginia Agricultural Expo. This year the event will be offered at Corbin Hall farm in Water View on Thursday, Aug. 5. The Virginia Ag Expo is presented...