Community

The Christmas Love Lights is a way for the community to show its appreciation for the volunteer firefighters and for individuals to honor and remember loved ones. The suggested donation for each blue star is $100; and $5 for each...

In celebration of its 25th year building homes in Middlesex County, Middlesex Habitat for Humanity reached out to a family that was featured nine years ago in a Southside Sentinel story. Liselle Morning’s family moved into its new home in...

Friends of Dragon Run (FODR) members volunteered recently to trim around longleaf pine (LLP) trees in preparation for a controlled burn. Lisa Deaton, the local Virginia Department of Forestry (VDOF) area forester, and Jim Schroering, VDOF longleaf pine (LLP)...

At a recent Middlesex County Kiwanis Club meeting, Kiwanians learned that Middlesex’s libraries are busy places with plenty of books, but with much, much more. Middlesex’s libraries have 55,263 volumes, not counting DVDs, e-media, magazines, etc. But, as the...

Christmas is in the air around the Sentinel office and among hundreds of local volunteers as Christmas Friends Inc. begins its 40th year of making the season brighter for needy children and elderly or disabled adults in Middlesex County. Organized...

Explore five historic homes, two cultural sites on Dec. 6 Experience the spirit of the holiday season in the heart of Virginia’s river country at the 2025 Urbanna Holiday Home Tour, presented by Urbanna Main Street. The beloved annual event...

On Friday, Dec. 12, there will be a cookie contest at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building in conjugation with Deltaville’s Christmas party and the Jackson Creek Christmas Cruise. Entries for the contest must be delivered between 2 and...

The St. Clare Walker High School reunion and unveiling ceremony of a plaque to go on the side of the one-time school building is set for noon Saturday, Nov. 22, at 2911 General Puller Highway in Cooks Corner. The...

It’s again that time of the year to get into the holiday spirit. By now folks in the Deltaville/Hardyville community should have received a Love Light flyer in their mailbox. The Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (LMVFD) Auxiliary will...

As near as we can determine, Mary Wakefield Buxton’s byline first appeared in the Southside Sentinel on Nov. 8, 1984. Until today, her writings have appeared on our pages almost weekly for 41 years. The prolific columnist, with opinions about...