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Deltaville boat explosion

“Captain Billy Wyatt, 78, of Topping, lost the legendary Sundancer II on Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022. He had been fishing the Rappahannock River for nearly 60 years when on a normal winter morning while gearing up for one of the...

Efforts bubbling up again for ginger ale return

by Jackie Nunnery - The Northern Neck Foundation (NNF) has been created with a goal of bringing back the beloved Northern Neck Ginger Ale, a product of Westmoreland County for nearly a century. The group, whose board of directors includes...

Maritime Museum Boat Shop Director to start series with boatbuilding talk

Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park opens its 2023 Turner Lecture Series with a presentation on Sunday, Jan. 8, at 2 p.m. DMM Boat Shop Director John England will lay out the history of museum boatbuilding,...

Christmas Friends completes its 37th year spreading joy

The busy pace for Christmas Friends that began in early November came to a happy end Saturday with the delivery of gifts to 213 needy children and 71 senior adults in Middlesex County. Volunteers in vans and trucks carrying the...

Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade benefits community

by Tom Chillemi - For 27 years the Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade has been one magical night each year that brings out the children in all of us. “Hometown” sums up the event presented on the first Friday of December....

Honor someone through LMVFD Love Lights

If you have not already done so, be sure to send in your request to the Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department Auxiliary to honor or remember someone you care about. It is also a great time to let first...

Middlesex County prepares for Christmas

Six-year-old Jarren Hines tells Santa he wants a shotgun, decoys and a goose caller to go hunting this winter with his father. Santa, Mrs. Claus and the elves were all at the Chesapeake Inn in Urbanna Friday as part...

Hartfield’s Jingle Bell 5K and Fun Run offers runners a Yule theme

Jalen Wynn, No. 228, pulls into the lead Saturday morning as scores of youngsters surge forward at the start of the children’s fun run, which immediately preceded the Middlesex Family YMCA-benefit Jingle Bell 5K. Watching in the far right...

Christmas Friends ‘sleighs’ to make deliveries Saturday

The most satisfying task for Christmas Friends Inc. will come Saturday, Dec. 17, when gifts for needy children and senior adults are delivered to homes throughout Middlesex County. Thanks to the many donors who have contributed funds, and many volunteer...

UMVFD firefighters tackle recent Laneview brush fire

The Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (UMVFD) recently responded to McKans Road in Laneview for a small brush fire caused when wind blew embers from a burn pile. It’s always a good idea to check the weather before burning and...

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