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The recent news that menhaden firm Ocean Harvesters is adding a $9 million menhaden vessel, the 165-foot F/V Tangier Sound, to its fishing fleet is sending a message that Ocean Harvesters, Omega Protein Inc. and Canadian parent company Cooke...

by Dean Ridings America’s Newspapers Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection — residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that...

Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen contestant Cara Moss and her Little Miss Spat co-contestant Sawyer Edwards dedicated their project to raising money and awareness for oyster restoration in the Chesapeake Bay. Cara’s project, Adopt an Oyster, allowed community members to...

The Urbanna Town-Wide Yard Sale will take place on Saturday, October 18, 2025, from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. find complete details and sign up at https://urbanna.com/yardsale/. Sign up deadline is October 15 at 12 p.m.

The September 13 event was the last of the series’ 2025 season. Urbanna's Second Saturdays concerts are offered the second Saturday of every month May through September at the Taber park pavilion. Sweet Justice is an Urbanna-based classic rock cover...

This year’s One Community Under God will be Sunday, Oct. 5, and all are invited to come share such a special time. OCUG begins at 11 a.m. and is being presented at the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department station (the...

This past summer, Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen contestant Macon Kissman and her Little Miss Spat Camdyn Putney dedicated their time to raising awareness about the lack of socialization among elderly members of the community. Inspired by her own observations...

Kallie Robins Blakelee Anderson Blakelynn Moore Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen contestant Kallie Robins and her Little Miss Spat co-contestants Blakelee Anderson and Blakelynn Moore worked to raise money for local community organizations that provide meals to Middlesex County residents. At the beginning...

The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society will sponsor the visit of George Washington impersonator Andrew Packett to Rosegill Plantation on Sunday, Oct. 12, at 2 p.m. Packett will represent Washington in a dramatic piece entitled “George Washington, Your...

The 29th annual Wings, Wheels & Keels (WW&K) will be held from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 27, at Hummel Field airport off Grey’s Point Road, Topping, Va. This event will feature more than 100 antique, classic and exotic...