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Urbanna Berner wins award after returning to show ring in N.C.
Kingston, Urbanna resident Vicki Satterwhite’s 21-months-old Bernese mountain dog, returned to the ring this past weekend at the Durham Kennel Club Dog Show in Raleigh, N.C. He had a great showing and captured the Best of Winners award on...
Josh Walker Trio to headline Sept. 2 “Bonus Groovin”
Labor Day weekend’s coming up and it’s time for our annual “Bonus Groovin’ in the Park” on the waterfront stage at Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM). The concert is set for 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 2. This is our annual...
MC School Board member wins poster contest
Artist Jenny McMurtrie was named winner of the 2023 Market Days Poster Contest. The Mathews Market Days Committee made the announcement during a reception Saturday at the Bay School Community Arts Center.
Posters of McMurtrie’s painting on the theme “Mathews:...
Master Naturalists talk coming up at Deltaville library
by Michael Kunzinger -
The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system will host “Native Pollinator Gardens,” a presentation by the Middle Peninsula Chapter of Virginia Master Naturalists. The talk is set for 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 16, at the MCPL’s...
Scientists: Mass starving of osprey chicks likely result of menhaden over-harvesting
by Whitney Pipkin -
In “the good days” a few years ago, each of the 83 active osprey nests monitored in Mobjack Bay might have had one hatched egg by late spring, said Michael Academia, a researcher with the Center...
Surprise visitor from Sunshine State visits in Rappahannock River near Middlesex
Jason Holder, his family and neighbors at Windmill Point received a rare treat when Holder and his crew returned from fishing on Aug. 13. While washing his boat, he looked down to see an 11-foot manatee drinking the fresh...
It’s still summer, time to reggae with“Stuck On A Name” at DMM
This Saturday “Stuck On A Name” will be on the waterfront stage to solve all our reggae/musical problems on Aug. 26 at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park’s Groovin’ in the Park concert from 6-8...
White Stone native plant sale slated
Mark your calendar for Saturday, Sept. 16, as the first day of the Northern Neck Chapter of the Virginia Native Plant Society annual Native Plant Sale. The sale will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and continue through Saturday, Sept. ...
Aug. 26 fun includes market, SOAN-Deau Eyes concert
The summer season’s last Holly Point Market is set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park located at 287 Jackson Creek Road.
There will also be a Holly Point...
Li’l Ole Opry paying tribute to country hits from 1980s and 1990s
Join Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry on Saturday, Aug. 19, at 7:30 p.m. as it pays tribute to two of the best decades in country music – the 80s and 90s. This first time “Prime Country” show will be at...
