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Greg Chambers is the Middlesex County Rotary Club’s 2023 honoree for its annual Pride of Middlesex award. Chambers truly exemplifies the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self,” by making significant contributions to the citizens of Middlesex County. He will be...

Urbanna Cat Project members met last week to do some brainstorming to come up with solutions to concerns by a marina owner who said cats have damaged customers’ boats. At the March 9 council meeting, boatyard manager Jimmy Pickett told...

The topic for the eighth 2023 Great Decisions lecture series program will be “War Crimes: What are they, how can they be prosecuted” and it will feature retired U.S. Air Force Col. Gary Richardson. The free, in-person lecture is...

“DNA 101: An Introduction to Genetic Genealogy” will be the subject of a talk given by Bessida Cauthorne White on Sunday, March 26, at 4 p.m. Sponsored by the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society, the talk will take...

Attendees get to join in salute to Middlesex’s Greg Chambers and his service to community The Middlesex County Rotary Club recently selected Greg Chambers as its 2023 Pride of Middlesex honoree. Chambers exemplifies the Rotary motto, “Service Above Self,” by...

On Sunday, March 12, the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park (DMM) continues its scheduled 2023 Turner Lecture Series with a 2-4 p.m. presentation by the Tidewater Oyster Gardeners Association (TOGA). TOGA will present the third and...

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will conduct its monthly meeting “virtually” on Saturday, March 11, at 11 a.m. The meeting will feature a talk entitled, “Finding Your Roots at the Library of Virginia.” The talk will...

The Steamboat Era Museum, 156 King Carter Drive, Irvington, will present the second session in the Second Saturday Series at 3:30 p.m. March 11. The public is invited to hear speakers talk about the Steamboat Era and Chesapeake Bay heritage...

Advance tickets and members only ticket packages are now in the mail and on sale for the Deltaville Maritime Museum’s (DMM’s) Groovin’ in the Park 2023, a casual, waterfront, concert series. This will be the 15th season of Groovin’...

The topic for the fifth 2023 Great Decisions lecture series program will be “A Woman’s Life in Afghanistan” and it will feature Tabasum Wolayat, who has experienced first-hand the oppressive rule of the Taliban government. The free, in-person lecture...