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Deltaville Maritime Museum is featured as a destination in the newly launched Virginia 250 Passport. This collaborative, statewide initiative — organized by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture (VMHC), Colonial Williamsburg, George Washington’s Mount Vernon, the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation...

Bands: First — Essex High School Trojan Marching Band Second — Middlesex High School Charger Band. Marching/walking units: First — Order of the Oyster Second — Do Baton! Dance Twirl Team Floats:  First — Middlesex Mustangs Youth Football &...

Honor your veteran heroes, who have faithfully served family, community and country, by sponsoring Rotary Flag(s) for Heroes during this Veterans Day time of year. You will be remembering your veterans and letting others know of their service. Just $50 sponsors each...

“Hee Haw” made its television debut on June 15, 1969. This Saturday, Nov. 8, Virginia’s Lil’ Ole Opry in Mathews will present a special tribute to “Hee Haw.” It will feature the house band, Shades of Country, and all...

The Lancaster Players’ latest production, “Public Speaking 101,” opens this weekend at The Playhouse in White Stone. Cast members Phoebe Hollingsworth, Heather Jenkins, Rick Shurtz and Aaron Stevens portray community college classmates, determined to conquer their fear of public...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday, Oct. 28, outlined the parameters of the Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance (VENA) initiative, a Commonwealth-supported food assistance effort established by Executive Order 54, declaring a state of emergency due to the federal shutdown. He also...

The Urbanna Oyster Festival has many traditions and in 1985 at the 28th annual oyster festival, the first tall ship, Alexandria, came to the town’s waterfront, marking the beginning of an annual tradition with large sailing vessels down by...

The public is invited to Deltaville Maritime Museum  (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park’s extremely popular 19th annual “Scary Halloween in the Park” happening Friday, Oct. 31, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is the actual date of Halloween. All area...

Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen contestant Elisabeth Gobush and her Little Miss Spat co-contestant Charlee Parsley spent their summer working to protect something many in their community may see every day but often take for granted: the Rappahannock River. Their...

Urbanna Queen contestant Taylor Newman and her Little Miss Spat co-contestant Marilyn Major created the Sunshine Project. They spent the summer raising awareness to help children in need. Taylor has a strong belief that spreading awareness about the needs...