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‘Paramotor’ acrobatics thrill Topping crowd
An unusual aircraft floated around at the 28th annual Wings, Wheels and Keels on Sept. 28. “Paramotors,” the short name for “powered paragliders,” resemble a parachute, but the brightly colored canopy is actually a wing. The paragliding wing is a...
Anna Crown
This year there are seven queen contestants, each of whom has at least one Little Miss Spat contestant. (A spat is a baby oyster.)
The 2024 Queen contestants and their Little Miss Spat contestants, in alphabetical order, include:
Hailey Bruce and...
Middlesex High School Class of 1962 reunites
Members of the Middlesex High School Class of 1962 celebrate their 62nd class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Nick’s Restaurant in Shacklefords.
Taste of Middlesex coming up at Deltaville Maritime Museum
Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park will open the third annual Taste of Middlesex Festival on Saturday, Oct. 19 in style as we sponsor a Car Show and Cruise-in on DMM grounds from 10 a.m.- 4...
Middlesex may move to centralize recycling
Middlesex Supervisors learned at its Sept. 3 regular monthly meeting that VPPSA is discussing “cost saving” recycling changes that could give Middle Peninsula counties — like Middlesex — longterm savings.
Assistant County Administrator AnnMarie Ricardi reported that at the July...
Save the Paws 5K Run, Walk and Wag this weekend
Set for October 5 at Grey’s Pt. Campground
Middlesex Pet Friends for Life (MPFL) wishes you a happy harvest season. We are welcoming this autumn season with the second annual Save the Paws 5K Run, Walk and Wag hosted by...
Maritime museum to ‘let it Rip,’ in series finale Saturday
The award winning local band, “Rip Tide,” will perform at the “Groovin’ in the Park” on the waterfront stage of Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) this Saturday evening, Sept. 28.
Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 after noon on Sept....
Virginia apple season offers ample, tasty selection
It’s now peak apple season in Virginia and consumers can start enjoying a sweet selection of locally grown options following an abnormally dry summer.
Orchards across the state typically begin harvesting apples in July and continue through early November, with...
Wings, Wheels and Keels is this Saturday in Topping
The 28th annual Wings, Wheels and Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at Hummel Field airport on Grey’s Point Road in Topping.
WW&K will have more than 100 antique, street rods, customs, exotics,...
First Day of Fall Walk scheduled for Sept. 22
Registration is open for the annual First Day of Fall Walk sponsored by Friends of Dragon Run. It will be offered in the woods of Big Island beginning at 10 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22.
“Soon we will feel the...
