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Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry will open its 51st season of country music shows on March 28 with an “All Star Opry” featuring the house band, Shades of Country, and all of the Opry singers. The group will once again...

A “No Kings” event has been announced for the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck counties. The day of action will take place on Saturday, March 28, to defend democracy. Thousands of communities all over the world will conduct peaceful rallies,...

Robert E. “Robbie” Wilson III has filed to run for Urbanna town mayor in the Nov. 3 General Election, reported Melissa D. Welch, Middlesex County’s director of elections and general registrar. All of his paperwork is complete and he...

In a departure from their usual offerings of plays and musicals, Lancaster Players President Luke Rawls has announced that an original, one-woman show, “Teddy’s Piece,” will open for one weekend of performances, April 17-19. Tickets are $30 and are...

Cub Scout Pack #341 staged a dynamic race event on Feb. 21 at Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) in Christchurch. Before an audience of 65 attendees, the annual Scouts Pinewood Derby rolled off the starting block to cheers and squeals. This...

The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s Children’s Carnival is set for 11 a.m.-1 p.m. this Saturday, March 21 at MCPL’s Deltaville branch. The event is aimed at children ages 2 to 12, with additional activities for toddlers. The outside...

The ever popular Oyster and Ham Dinner is set for Saturday, March 21, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department located at 4583 Waterview Road. Besides oyster and ham, the fund raiser dinner includes home-cooked side dishes...

Becky Bullock is the co-owner of two well-known, longtime grocery stores in Middlesex County — Urbanna Market and Deltaville Hometown IGA. She is the behind-the-scenes force that keeps operations at the popular stores running smoothly. While she’s worked at...

Carolyn Extine of Walnut Hill Auctions is changing the way the Middle Peninsula thinks about auctions. “A faded photograph sat tucked away in a trunk for generations — unseen, unknown. Until an auction brought it back to the family and...

Sheri Blake started K9 Bubble Baths in April 2017 after working more than 30 years as a legal secretary. “My passion has always been animals, horses and dogs,” she said. “I began showing Shetland sheepdogs in 1985 and bred my...