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Bartlett Tree Experts is celebrating Earth Day by giving away free pecan trees to the community. “We have beautiful bare-root pecan trees for the first one hundred people who stop by,” Brandon Frazier reported. Frazier is the local Bartlett...

by Tom Chillemi -  Next to the Cooks Corner Office Complex stands an old wooden structure that was once the agriculture and vocational building for the former St. Clare Walker High School for African Americans. The Heritage Committee is committed to...

by Bill Powell, Raynell Smith and Pat Rabb -  As the COVID-19 numbers drop and restrictions relax, volunteers and staff at the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park are busily preparing the museum, park and their facilities for the...

by Carrie Dos Santos -  This year, National Library Week occurs April 5-10 and the theme is “Welcome to Your Library.” National Library Week is an annual celebration highlighting the valuable role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming...

“Wake boat landing is just about filled in — preventing use for most boats,” Wake resident David Bennett wrote in an email to the Sentinel. “One more good storm will end boating from this landing for this year.” (Photo...

The 25th Wings, Wheels and Keels aircraft, car and boat show is planned for Saturday, Sept. 25, at Hummel Field airport in Topping, the organizers announced last week. The popular one-day show routinely attracts more than 100 antique and...

Hi everybody. The board and staff of Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park are happy to announce that, with the COVID-19 restrictions relaxation scheduled for April 1, the full seven concert Groovin’ in the Park season has been...

The Town of Urbanna fireworks are back on schedule for the town’s Independence Day celebration. Town Administrator Garth Wheeler informed the town council on March 25 that the fireworks show is set for Friday, July 2. Fireworks were canceled...

by Bill Powell -  With COVID-19 numbers in Virginia trending downward daily and the new vaccines getting in more and more arms, Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park have been moving forward with the booking and planning for...

by Tom Chillemi -  A preliminary study on the feasibility of a major makeover of Urbanna’s Taber Park is on hold. Land Planning and Design Associates (LPDA) of Charlottesville previously worked with the town to develop a conceptual plan for...