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The annual Arts in the Middle (AIM) Fine Arts Festival on June 3 and 4 at Hewick Plantation near Urbanna will once again offer an extravaganza of fine arts offerings: a weekend full of visual, performing, literary and culinary...

by Viktorija Gobush GUEST COLUMNIST Have you ever wondered what teenagers do for fun in Urbanna, Va.? Well, if you ask me, there is not much for them to do here. Currently, teenagers just go to the park to hang out,...

A baby miniature horse, born earlier this spring — April 18 — at Little Wonder Horse Farm in Wake, was just days old when this photo was taken. It may grow up to pull a mini cart or perform...

On Sunday, May 21, from 2-4 p.m. at historic Providence near Hardyville, the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society’s spring fundraiser, “An Afternoon at Providence,” will take place. Visitors will be transported back some 250 years with various educational...

Juneteenth 2023 will “celebrate freedom” on Saturday, June 10, with a parade and festival at Middlesex High School (MHS) in Saluda. The family event is open to the public and will be educating, empowering and entertaining, organizers say. Exhibits and...

Fun abounds in downtown Urbanna this Saturday, May 13 as three big annual entertainment series launch their 2023 seasons. The year’s inaugural Urbanna Farmers Market is set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Taber Park on Rappahannock Avenue at Bonner Street....

The Virginia American Revolution VA250 Commission is a state commission that is encouraging counties and localities to participate in a celebration of the revolutionary events during the 1773-1776 era. Local celebrations can take place through the year 2026. On Monday,...

Who are the Flat Tones? “We all were golfing friends that realized we all had the same love and passion for music so we started playing and practicing for fun and our personal enjoyment. We started playing doo wop...

The NAACP Middlesex Branch will be selling dinners noon-3 p.m. on Saturday, May 6 at the American Legion Post 82 meeting hall at 98 Watson Landing Road in Saluda. On the menu are pigs feet, grilled pork chops and fried...

The Water View Hunt Club contributed to the Great Middlesex Clean Up on April 29 by picking up more than 20 bags of trash. Club members gave back to the community by picking up on the club’s adopted road Canoe...