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Urbanna forum speaker: Menhaden overfished, causing osprey die-off
Only Virginia permits menhaden commercial harvesting
Osprey nests in Virginia’s tidewater area are disappearing due to the reduced availability in the Chesapeake Bay of menhaden, a fish caught by the iconic bird to feed their broods, College of William...
Urbanna Post Office’s 250th anniversary celebrated
Celebrating the Urbanna Post Office sesquicentennial (250) year Saturday in Urbanna are, from left, Scott Holt, whose grandfather Bentley Hahn developed the postal zip code system in 1963; Urbanna Mayor Bill Goldsmith; Urbanna Postmaster, Dana Longest; and artist Lisa...
Big bluegrass concert Saturday at firehouse
The Water View Bluegrass Band and multiple, bluegrass musicians are set to continue their Urbanna firehouse concert series at 7 p.m. this Saturday, Aug. 2. The concerts will continue at the same time and place the first Saturday of...
Library’s Summer Reading Finale is July 31 in Deltaville
The public is invited to the conclusion of the Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s Summer Reading Program, consisting of a special event, “Jack’s Jungle: The Zoo that Comes to You,” followed by the Summer Reading Finale, at the...
‘Jefferson, Wythe’ portrayers to star in Urbanna Founders Day
“The die is cast!” raged King George III as he opened parliament in late 1774, guaranteeing that 10 Virginians and 50 American planters, merchants, and thinkers from all the American colonies will convene the Second Continental Congress in Philadelphia...
Middlesex High School alumnus named to VMI Board of Visitors
Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin named Lloyd Taliaferro, a 1991 graduate of Middlesex High School (MHS), to the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Board of Visitors.
Taliaferro is a 1995 graduate of VMI, where he received a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering....
Steps taken to address stuck barge at Stingray Point
This barge loaded down with pipe used by Seaward Marine Corporation to dredge Broad Creek was stuck at Stingray Point on the bottom of Chesapeake Bay. Scott White, project manager of Seaward, said the firm was sending a crane...
Support ‘Good Trouble’ set for Thursday, July 17 in Saluda
The NAACP has actively honored John Lewis’s legacy, both during his lifetime and after his passing. They have recognized his contributions to the civil rights movement, his commitment to “Good Trouble,” and his enduring impact on American society.
The late...
Beloved Old Red Barn is featured on 2025 DCA-benefit ornament
Believe it or not, Christmas is going to be here in about 175 days.
The Deltaville Community Association (DCA) started offering a special Christmas ornament in 2018. It has been a great fundraiser for the DCA.
Many people have asked...
Shipwreck talk coming to Deltaville library at 5 p.m. on July 17
The public is invited to the Middlesex County Public Library’s (MCPL) Deltaville branch on Thursday, July 17, at 5 p.m. for a program, “Shipwreck Hunting,” pre-sented by Charles Perkinson. Perkinson will share his experiences during a history-making search for...
