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Tassels, tunes featured in White Stone musical
The Marvelous Wonderettes are back at the Lancaster Players theater in White Stone, tossing their caps high in the air with Caps and Gowns, the sparkling sequel to their original hit. Audiences will follow the Class of 1958 in...
Fish fry set for May 30 at Post 241 in Cooks Corner
The Game Changers of Middlesex County are hosting a fish fry as a community fundraiser on Saturday, May 30, from noon-4 p.m. at the Christopher Curtis American Legion Post 241 building at 76 Urbanna Road in Cooks Corner. The...
Fourth candidate, Thomas Justis, enters race for MC sheriff
A fourth candidate, Thomas G. Justis, has qualified to run in the special election for Middlesex County sheriff scheduled for Nov. 3, reported Melissa D. Welch, director of elections and general registrar for Middlesex.
Justis, 41, of Hardyville, is a...
Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Fest is May 23 and 24 at croquet club
The 2026 Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival will take place May 23 and 24 in Hartfield on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club (CBCC) at 1860 Twiggs Ferry Road. The festival starts at 10 a.m. each...
Ribbon cut to officially open Hummel terminal
On May 15 the grand opening was held for the recently completed 4,400 square-foot terminal building at Hummel Airfield Airport in Topping.
Above, ready to cut the ribbon is former Virginia Secretary of Transportation Shep Miller. Holding the ribbon to...
Blue crabs see bump after years of struggle
Number of Chesapeake Bay blue crabs increased
this year, but their population still below average
Blue crabs in the Chesapeake Bay received both good news and bad news in the results released this month from the annual blue crab winter dredge survey, conducted...
Urbanna Memorial Day event now at Lansdowne
The annual Town of Urbanna Memorial Day ceremony is set this year for Monday, May 25, but will be at a new location. The 10:30 a.m. community tribute to fallen service members will be at historic Lansdowne at 271...
Main work on Dragon Run bridge set to start May 18
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and its contractor will begin to mobilize Monday, May 18, on a project to replace the U.S. Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run at the Middlesex County and Gloucester County line.
The $14.6...
Thrift and Powers qualify for Urbanna town council race
Two residents, Jim B. Thrift and Lisa M. Powers, have filed and are qualified as candidates running for a seat on the Urbanna Town Council.
As of Tuesday, Robert E. “Robbie” Wilson III is the only person who has filed and...
Middlesex supervisors seek grant for boat for use in emergencies
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted on May 5 to apply for a grant to purchase a boat that would be used in emergencies.
David Layman, Middlesex’s Emergency Services director, told supervisors the boat would be used county-wide by...
