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Temperatures near 60 degrees and sun beaming through clear skies this week drew blossoms from this tree that attracted bees in search of nectar near Hartfield. Don’t be fooled though: Spring is still two months away. (Photo by Tom...

The Middlesex County School Board observed an extended moment of silence at its board meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 10, for Abigail (Abby) Zwerner, 25, the first grade teacher at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News who was shot on...

Break out the forks and knives! Virginia’s River Realm Restaurant Week is just around the corner. One of the most anticipated culinary events is happening Jan. 21-31 as restaurants, food trucks, and Bay to Table food retailers from the eight...

Results of a newly released economic impact analysis have found that Virginia’s seafood industry contributes $1.1 billion to the state’s economy. The latest Virginia Seafood Agricultural Research and Extension Center economic impact study found that in 2019 Virginia’s seafood industry...

Enjoy a night out while raising funds for the Middlesex High School Junior/Senior prom. The Great Gatsby Adult Prom, sponsored by Middlesex County Rotary Club Kids Plus, will be presented 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Bethpage Campground Pavilion (679 Browns Lane,...

CDC: Wear a mask indoors in public in high case areas (like Middlesex) Middlesex County last week jumped into the high level for COVID-19 cases, based on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) criteria. It joins all the other counties in...

Urbanna resident Myra Wagner looked out the kitchen window of her Browns Lane home recently and saw something that caught her eye. “I saw this long line of white stuff in Robinson Creek,” she wrote in an email to...

Applications are open for Arts in the Middle’s Local Artist Tent for 2023. The Arts in the Middle (AIM) festival, presented just outside Urbanna, is consistently rated one of the best art shows in eastern Virginia, and a universal favorite...

The Middlesex Water Authority (MWA) system serving central and eastern Middlesex County is nearly complete and will come in at a cost of $29.4 million, MWA Executive Director Jim Nagy reported to the Middlesex Board of Supervisors during...

by Larry Chowning - The Heritage Committee is seeking Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR) status for the Cooks Corner community through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR). The committee was formed in 2019 and is made up of alumni of...