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While COVID-19 shuttered countless businesses, forced families to remain isolated in their homes, closed schools and forced millions out of work, some with no income, the local Toys for Tots still plans to conduct a traditional holiday campaign, collecting...

by Larry Chowning -  After 29 weeks without bingo games at the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) building in Deltaville, the games started back Monday, Oct. 5. A major fundraiser for MCVRS, the weekly Monday games had been cancelled due...

(Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series.)      Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen Contestant Sara Murray and Little Miss Spat Contestant Caroline Ward have joined together to raise funds and awareness for protecting emergency service workers who...

Preparations are well under way for the annual Trick or Art Halloween Haunt at Allure Art Center, 419 Rappahannock Drive, White Stone. “Since we are already wearing masks, it is perfect to have an even bigger Trick or Art this...

Queen-Little Miss Spat competitions are continuing Five Urbanna Oyster Festival duos still vying for scholarship money (Editor’s note: This is the second in a five-part series.) Part 1 Oyster Festival Queen Contestant Madeline Hurd, and her Little Miss Spat co-contestant,...

The Middlesex Lions Club welcomed two new members at its September meeting. The inductees included Linda Burrell, who was sponsored by Lion Michael Pierce, and John Koontz, who was sponsored by Lion Tony Pullman. (Lion Mike Hurd substituted for...

Jacob’s Ladder will conduct its 27t​h​ annual Golf Classic on Monday, Oct. 19, at the Golden Eagle Golf Course of The Tides Inn in Irvington. Sign up for yourself or your team online at ​www.jladder.org​. Registration is secure and...

Five Urbanna Oyster Festival duos still vying for scholarship money The Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat competition is a long-standing tradition that dates to 1960. What would become the Urbanna Oyster Festival was only four years old when...

A replica of a World War I German Fokker triplane lands at Hummel Field in Topping recently. It includes some interesting details, such as what appear to be twin 50 caliber machine guns — though in the replica’s case...

Saturday evening in Deltaville Area keyboardist and vocalist “Julius” Ray  Pittman will treat the audience to a hit-filled walk through rock n’ roll history this Saturday, Sept 26 at the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s Groovin’ in the Park season finale. Ray...