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John Melvin Ward Jr. is Turner series season’s first presenter

This Sunday, Jan. 21, will mark the beginning of Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM) fourth Turner Lecture Series. The lecture starts at 2 p.m. Begun in 2019 as pre-season events guided by then-President Richard Rodgers in January, February and March, these...

Great Decisions 2024 series launches Jan. 26 at DCA site

Great Decisions is back for 2024 with in-person sessions at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building at 17147 General Puller Highway, Deltaville, starting 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Jan. 26. The program will continue each Friday through March 15. The first...

Oyster enthusiasts invited to meeting

Are you an oyster enthusiast or have you thought about becoming an oyster gardener? Then come to the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association’s (TOGA) 2024 annual meeting. This informative event is set for 1-5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, in Watermen’s...

F-18 pilot couple to speak at aero meeting

The Middle Peninsula-Northern Neck chapter of the Virginia Aeronautical Historical Society’s next meeting will feature U.S. Naval Reserve Commander Greg “Cinder” Blok. Blok is an F-18 Super Hornet pilot and a T-34 pilot. The T-34 is a turbo-prop Navy and...

“From Bay Boats to Tug Boats” opens Turner Lecture Series

The Staff and volunteers at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park are closing the museum itself this month for a winter cleaning. But at the same time, preparation continues for the official events season opening...

MC Woman’s Club bread-baking fun set for Jan. 15

The beginning of 2024 means it’s time for the seventh annual Middlesex County Woman’s Club Bread-Baking Class. This year’s class is set for  10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, at the group’s clubhouse in the colonial courthouse at 202...

Genealogy society will examine slavery in Virginia

The next meeting of the Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society, which includes members from Middlesex County, is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 13, and will be conducted online. The meeting will feature a talk by historian...

Bay Aging brings Yule joy to 70-plus needy older adults

Urbanna-based Bay Aging recently announced the success of its recent initiative to bring joy to the lives of more than 70 low-income older adults in Middlesex County, as well as the rest of the Middle Peninsula and Northern Neck....

Christmas comes to Middlesex

For more Christmas photos and Middlesex children’s letters to Santa, see our Annual Christmas Greetings section, starting on page B1 of this week's Sentinel.

Sentinel will next appear Jan. 4, 2024

The Dec. 21 issue of the Southside Sentinel is the final one of the year. After it is published, the staff will be on its annual Christmas week vacation and the next issue will be published on Thursday, Jan....

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