Community
Friends of Dragon Run fall paddle season set
The 2019 Friends of Dragon Run fall paddle season is scheduled from October 17 through November 3, weather permitting, by reservation only. These trips will take paddlers on a three-mile stretch of the Dragon Run through an old canal...
Festival Queen contestant helps county fire departments
The selection of the Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat competition is a long-standing tradition that dates back to 1960. What would become the Urbanna Oyster Festival was only four years old when the first Oyster Festival Queen and Little Miss Spat were crowned on a...
‘Strong Women’ art exhibit opening at Allure Art Center
The newest art exhibit at Allure Art Center opens Thursday, September 12, at 5 p.m. with an opening preview reception. The exhibit features original paintings by Deltaville artist J. Lyn Henderson. The new paintings are part of her “Strong...
Maritime Museum members meeting scheduled Saturday
by Bill Powell
Events Director - Deltaville Maritime Museum
The Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park will hold its annual members meeting Saturday, September14, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the south wing of the Events Pavilion. The public...
Oyster Festival Queen contestant raises funds for school teachers
Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen contestant Samantha Wright and her Little Miss Spat contestant Madisyn Wade worked together to create the Middlesex County Public School (MCPS) Fund Drive. The MCPS Fund Drive was created to make the learning experiences of all...
Virginia’s River Realm receives Virginia Tourism Corporation grant for tourism marketing
Governor Ralph Northam has announced that Virginia’s River Realm received $50,000 from the Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) Marketing Leverage Program grant fund. In total VTC awarded more than $965,000 in matching grant funds to be awarded to 44 local...
RFA On Stage season to open with ‘Steep Canyon Rangers’
The 2019-2020 Rappahan-nock Foundation for the Arts (RFA) season will get under way on Sunday, September 22, at 3:30 p.m. in the Lancaster Middle School Theater in Kilmarnock with a return of the powerhouse bluegrass group “Steep Canyon Rangers.”...
Art show winners listed
An artist’s awards reception was held Friday, August 30, at the RAL Art Center, 19 N. Main Street, Kilmarnock, where the awards were presented. Ron and Cheryl Mihills were co-chairs for this event.
Lisa Boardwine, Labor Day Art Show judge,...
Steamboat Era Museum to celebrate Steamboat Era Day
The Steamboat Era Museum in Irvington invites everyone to celebrate Steamboat Era Day from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, September 14. Admission will be free on September 14, and from noon-4 p.m. ice cream treats will be...
Enrichment program
This summer most weekdays from June 11 through August 16 approximately 50 kids were fed lunch and enjoyed various enrichment programs provided by community members. The program was a partnership of several Middlesex organizations—Kiwanis Club, Middlesex YMCA, Department of...
