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The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society located at 777 General Puller Highway in Saluda has a new display of fossilized bones and shells on loan by a local resident. Fossil “hunting” has always been interesting along the shores...

During the hot weather, some Hands Across Middlesex clients, especially seniors, would benefit from having air conditioning. If you have a working window air conditioner you are not using, consider donating it. You can bring it to the Cryer...

by Bill Powell -  The Deltaville Maritime Museum’s casual outdoor concert series will open at 5 p.m. Saturday, July 25, with local favorite folk artist Paige Melton opening for the Richmond-based dance band, Soul Expressions, which plays from 6-8 p.m....

Sara Murray and Little Miss Spat Caroline Ward are competing in the 63rd annual Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat Competition. (Even though it was announced last week that the festival is canceled, the queen-miss spat competition...

by Don Richeson -  COVID-19 concerns prompted Urbanna to cancel its annual Independence Day community fireworks display and official boat parade this year. Large crowds packed tightly together can create issues nowadays. Still, many residents wanted to do something special...

Now available at Deltaville, Urbanna libraries by Carrie Dos Santos -  The Middlesex County Public Library system’s children’s Summer Reading Program this year is entitled “Imagine Your Story.” Through Aug. 3, the library system will present story times, crafts, and virtual...

...to be topic of Mid-Peninsula African-American genealogy group’s July 11 meeting Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will conduct its monthly meeting virtually at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 11. The meeting will feature a talk by Darold Cuba...

Led by Darrell Sears of Urbanna, a 30-strong line of socially distanced, patriotically decorated golf carts makes its way west on Virginia Street past the Southside Sentinel office on Fourth of July morning during the inaugural Urbanna Independence Day...

by Larry Chowning -  Family and friends of Evaleigh Estes presented a surprise drive-by birthday parade Sunday for the 95-year-old at her home on Syringa Road in Wake. More than 30 vehicles, including two Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office patrol cars and...

Tell us what you love about “the rivah.”  Whether you’re a full-time resident, have a second home here or are just passing through, we want to know what hidden gem you appreciate. Where do you like to shop, dine and...