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Registration opens March 9 for Dragon Run paddle trips

Registration for the Dragon Run spring paddle season opens on Saturday, March 9, at 9 a.m. Friends of Dragon Run (FODR) conducts paddle trips in The Dragon during the spring, summer and fall. Reservations are on a first-come-first-served basis....

Puttmann to lead Great Decisions presentation on future of NATO

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) has come under increased scrutiny, not because NATO troops engage in the conflict, but because of its role in relations between Russia and its...

Urbanna resident marks 94th birthday at Angelo’s

Beth Justice contributed to this story -  Dale Taylor is one of the oldest residents of the Town of Urbanna and on Friday night 20 family members and friends celebrated his 94th birthday at a dinner at Angelo’s Colonial Pizza...

Kiwanians hear MC may get 4-H chapter

At their recent meeting, Middlesex Kiwanians learned about the current efforts to reestablish a 4-H club in Middlesex County. The person leading this effort is Danielle Brown, the 4-H youth development educator for Middlesex and Essex counties. Brown is a...

New ‘pop-up gallery’ arts venue opening in Deltaville

Arts In the Middle (AIM) President Michael Kunzinger this week announced a new Middlesex County arts venue — the opening of its pop-up gallery “Arts at the Point.” The pop-up site will be open from now through May and...

Deltaville Great Decisions  “Risky Science across Borders” set for Friday, Feb. 23

Deltaville resident John Weidner will present on “Risky Science Across Borders” at the next Deltaville Great Decisions lecture at 10 a.m.-noon Friday, Feb. 23, at the Deltaville Community Association building, 17147 General Puller Highway. In the global political and scientific...

Native plant talk to close out DMM series

The Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park will present our final lecture of the annual Turner series on Sunday, March 17, promptly at 2 p.m. Begun in 2019 as pre-season events in January, February and March,...

Norris Bridge maintenance project to reduce traffic to single lane

Five-day project starts Feb. 26 The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will begin a week of routine bridge maintenance activities on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge over the Rappahannock River starting Monday, Feb. 26, and continuing through Friday,...

Black History Month talk set for Feb. 25 at MC Historic Courthouse

by Holly Horton -  The Middlesex Museum and Historical Society Inc. will celebrate Black History Month with a presentation by Bessida Cauthorne White on Sunday, Feb. 25, at 3 p.m. at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse at 877 General Puller...

Arts in the Middle open call for Middlesex-area artists

Folks are now applying for Arts In the Middle’s (AIM) local artist tent for AIM’s 2024 Spring Arts Festival, which is set for Saturday and Sunday, June 1 and 2, at Hewick Plantation near Urbanna. Now entering its 10th year,...

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