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Urbanna fireworks, other fun Urbanna’s Independence Day-themed celebration is set for Friday, June 30, at the Urbanna Town Marina on Urbanna Creek. Activities begin at Urbanna marina at 5 p.m. Music will be provided by Kevin Gentry and disc jockey Wayne...

As reminder for all the friends and members of the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and those interested in preserving Chesapeake Bay maritime history… the DMM maritime park is in the middle of fundraising a matching grant that gives $2 for...

On June 20, an impressive crowd gathered in the Middlesex County Woman’s Club (MCWC) building (the colonial courthouse) in Urbanna to listen to local author Judith Bice. The book clubs of Middlesex County Public Library and the Woman’s Club,...

The Bristow Community Pavilion at Taber Park in Urbanna is nearing completion and the Urbanna Business Association (UBA) will conduct an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1. The pavilion has been constructed in honor of...

by Tom Chillemi and Don Richeson -  Middlesex County will offer two big community fireworks displays this year on different evenings in the days leading up to Independence Day — Urbanna will continue its annual fireworks display and Deltaville is...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and states of Virginia and Maryland are working to encourage the growth of oysters on the Chesapeake Bay to enhance the  environmental and economic significance of the bay’s oysters. The Virginia public oyster...

Need something fun to do on July 1 and 2? Consider Hartfield’s 2023 Blue Crab Arts and Crafts Festival. The festival will take place 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the grounds of the Chesapeake Bay Croquet Club at 1860 Twiggs Ferry...

The Juneteenth themed Celebrate Freedom festival parade on Saturday in Saluda passed by the grave of Sam Mayo, who was among federal troops that liberated enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Mayo is buried at Antioch Baptist...

There’s nothing like the steel drums and rhythms of island music played in those waterfront breezes! Catch it all at the first-ever “Pop-Up Sunday” concert as Barefoot Davis comes to town this Sunday, June 18, all the way from...

The Great American Trailer Park musical is concluding its run with a Sunday matinee performance on June 18. Director Robin Blake said, “It has been a profound experience watching the standing ovations every show, and receiving congratulations from the...