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Elena Fomin and Josie Anton’s Urbanna Oyster Festival 2024 service project is about colon cancer. Elena and Josie aim to spread awareness about colon cancer and raise money to donate. The money they will raise will be donated to...

Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen Contestant Hailey Bruce and her Little Miss Spat contestant Leah Fuccella devoted their summer to raise funds and awareness for “Veterans in Need” throughout their community. Hailey’s family background in military service fuels her dedication....

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...

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...

  Members of the Middlesex High School Class of 1962 celebrate their 62nd class reunion on Saturday, Sept. 14, at Nick’s Restaurant in Shacklefords.

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 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...

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...

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....

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...