Community

Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department’s community breakfast is set for 7:30-11 a.m. Saturday, March 15, at the HVFD firehouse at 3309 Twiggs Ferry Road. The all-you-can-eat break-fast cost is $15 for adults and $7 for children ages 6-12. Younger children eat...

The Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department’s (MVFD) annual all-you-care-to-eat  oyster  roast  and dinner is set for 5-7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 15, at the Urbanna firehouse at  335 Virginia St., Urbanna. The meal will feature fried and steamed oysters and  oyster  stew....

Starting Monday, March 10, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close Bobs Hole Road (Route 625) in Middlesex County to replace two large drainage pipes. Bobs Hole Road over Mill Creek will close between General Puller Highway (Route 33) and Regent Road (Route 624) in...

The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s popular Winter Carnival is returning this year, to be offered Saturday, March 8, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at MCPL’s Deltaville branch. A Middlesex County favorite for many years before being...

India is an emerging major power in world affairs, occupying a pivotal position between China, the United States, and the Global South. Its population size, economy, and geopolitical location ensure that it will be an influential voice in debates...

Due to the recent winter storm, the 2025 Mardi Gras event scheduled for last Saturday, Feb. 22, has been postponed until Friday, March 14, at Bethpage Camp-Resort. All details of the event including music by En’Novation and other planned event...

Hilarious White Stone comedy opens next week While “Don’t Dress for Dinner” is all about mix-ups and confusion, it is clear that there are sold-out performances ahead for the upcoming comedy opening at White Stone’s Lancaster Players Playhouse on...

Talk on healthcare fraud coming to Urbanna library The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system’s reading by Middlesex author Bob Cerullo is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 1, at MCPL’s Deltaville branch. Cerullo will talk about his recent book,...

On Saturday, Feb. 22, Cub Scouts from across Middlesex County gathered at Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) to race their cars down the track in the Middlesex Cub Scout Pinewood Derby 2025. The cars start as a wooden block that,...

Farmers and landowners are contending with a new pest - the invasive hybrid fire ant that's marching into fields and pastures in Virginia. Virginia Cooperative Extension Service agent Amy Byington in Lee County has received calls from more than 20 farmers and...