Community

On Friday, Dec. 12, there will be a cookie contest at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building in conjugation with Deltaville’s Christmas party and the Jackson Creek Christmas Cruise. Entries for the contest must be delivered between 2 and...

The St. Clare Walker High School reunion and unveiling ceremony of a plaque to go on the side of the one-time school building is set for noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2911 General Puller Highway in Cooks Corner. The...

It’s again that time of the year to get into the holiday spirit. By now folks in the Deltaville/Hardyville community should have received a Love Light flyer in their mailbox. The Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (LMVFD) Auxiliary will...

As near as we can determine, Mary Wakefield Buxton’s byline first appeared in the Southside Sentinel on Nov. 8, 1984. Until today, her writings have appeared on our pages almost weekly for 41 years. The prolific columnist, with opinions about...

Deltaville Maritime Museum is featured as a destination in the newly launched Virginia 250 Passport. This collaborative, statewide initiative — organized by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC), Colonial Williamsburg, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation...

Bands: First — Essex High School Trojan Marching Band Second — Middlesex High School Charger Band. Marching/walking units: First — Order of the Oyster Second — Do Baton! Dance Twirl Team Floats:  First — Middlesex Mustangs Youth Football &...

Honor your veteran heroes, who have faithfully served family, community and country, by sponsoring Rotary Flag(s) for Heroes during this Veterans Day time of year. You will be remembering your veterans and letting others know of their service. Just $50 sponsors each...

“Hee Haw” made its television debut on June 15, 1969. This Saturday, Nov. 8, Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opry in Mathews will present a special tribute to “Hee Haw.” It will feature the house band, Shades of Country, and all...

The Lancaster Players’ latest production, “Public Speaking 101,” opens this weekend at The Playhouse in White Stone. Cast members Phoebe Hollingsworth, Heather Jenkins, Rick Shurtz and Aaron Stevens portray community college classmates, determined to conquer their fear of public...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday, Oct. 28, outlined the parameters of the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative, a Commonwealth-supported food assistance effort established by Executive Order 54, declaring a state of emergency due to the federal shutdown. He also...