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Virginia Master Naturalist Washington to give DMM Turner Lecture Series talk
The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park complex is celebrating the re-opening of the museum building, which received a thorough January cleaning and refurbishing. We are also continuing our four-year-old Turner Lecture Series, and plan to...
Upcoming Deltaville library program is for the birds
by Michael Kunzinger -
The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system is pleased to announce a presentation, “Citizen Science, Birding, and Virginia” at MCPL’s Deltaville branch library on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. It will be followed by light...
D’ville Great Decisions’ ‘Understanding Indonesia’ set for Feb. 2
Ambassador Scot Marciel will give a talk entitled “Understanding Indonesia,” as the second in the 2024 Deltaville Great Decisions lecture series. The talk is set for 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Feb. 2, at the Deltaville Community Association building at 17147...
Gov. Youngkin announces blue catfish processing grant award
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced this week that Sea Farms Inc. is being awarded $250,000 through the inaugural funding of the Governor’s Blue Catfish Processing, Flash Freezing, and Infrastructure Grant Program. This reimbursable grant will support the expansion, modernization of...
Citizens can sound off on Dollar General store proposed for Topping
Dollar General’s agent, Rhetson Companies LLC, has submitted a site plan application for a 10,640 square foot Dollar General store in Topping at 2022 Greys Point Road (Route 3) at the intersection of Dirt Bridge Road. The parcel is...
Zoom talk coming up on old Middlesex bottles
by Holly Horton -
One of the things often uncovered by those who search for historic artifacts in the United States are bottles from the 19th and early 20th centuries. Bottles from before 1800 are less common, because there were fewer...
Wake farm sponsors outreach horse riding program
by Sue Ellen O’Connor -
Fountain Greene Farm in Wake sponsors an outreach program specializing in a hands-on riding experience.
Leading the program is Emily Johnston Gentry, who has been working with Fountain Greene for six years. “I came here and...
Sponsor a table at MC Kiwanis’ Mardi Gras
Mardi Gras masks are an essential part of the carnival season. The tradition of wearing masks during Mardi Gras dates back to the 18th century. They are typically worn during Mardi Gras parades and balls and are often adorned...
Middlesex Toys for Tots was a big success this season
Toys for Tots Middlesex County Coordinator Steve Larson this month expressed thanks to the citizens and businesses of Middlesex for their overwhelming support of the Toys for Tots campaign this past Christmas season. “We usually collect around 1,000 toys and with...
Leonard Powell to offer “real stories” of MC history, soul food
Leonard Powell is a true son of the lands and waters that surround us in Middlesex County. Leonard’s roots date back to his great-great-grandfather, born in 1821.
As a youth, Leonard spent his summers on the Chesapeake Bay working...
