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Queen crowning and shucking competitions on web; Urbanna Days offerings scheduled too by Tom Chillemi -  In 1958 Urbanna Days was organized by town businesses to attract visitors. It’s unlikely they could have imagined how successful it would be. This event...

Pratt has won numerous Virginia state oyster shucking championships; once finished second in the world oyster shucking competition in Ireland by Tom Chillemi -  Deborah Pratt of Jamaica, Virginia, won yet another Virginia State Oyster Shucking Championship on Saturday, Oct. 31,...

For 62 years the Urbanna Oyster Festival has meant so much to so many. Happy memories could fill volumes. Here are but a few stories by Tom Chillemi that have appeared in the Southside Sentinel through the years. “I’m leery of...

Program continues going strong, even in challenging 2020 In a typical October, Middlesex County school children would be heading out on the Rappahannock River on Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s Jenni S boat to learn about the value of the fish...

"I’m grateful for my fellow Virginians across the political spectrum who vote for me. It is clear that the desire for change is present here in the First District. We celebrate our message of compassion through action, and we...

Halloween is this Saturday, Oct. 31, but the COVID-19 pandemic is making this year’s celebration of the holiday a little different — it prompted Urbanna town officials to ban trick-or-treating. Still, one may see a scary figure or two...

As the days pass, we are still wearing masks. We are still social distancing. It seems unreal. We as human beings need to touch and be with our friends. This might be one of the hardest times of our lives....

The Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA) and C&F Bank will again sponsor a middle school writing contest with awards this year of $500, $250 and $100 for the top three essays. The theme of the essays is “Consider the...

by Cate Ogden -  As October draws to an end and the leaves change to amber and crimson it is time to prepare for November and the colder days to come. Joey, our pup who had major spinal surgery back...

(Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a five-part series.)      Urbanna Oyster Festival contestant Jenna Kaye Ancell and Little Miss Spat contestant Lydia Gourley have spent their summer raising money for Camp Piankatank, a Christian summer camp located...