Community

The Middlesex County Woman’s Club (MCWC) and Instructor Vera England invite you to participate in this year’s bread-making class. It is set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 23, 2023 at the MCWC clubhouse at 210 Virginia St. in...

The 2022 activities of Christmas Friends Inc. are in full swing, and more monetary donations are needed to maintain the effort. The local organization, sponsored by the Southside Sentinel and the Middlesex County Department of Social Services, has a...

The Addy’s Colors Winter Festival is set for 5-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building at 17417 General Puller Highway in Deltaville. Addy’s Colors is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides positive and supportive programs...

The Holiday Shopping Fest is set for 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Tom Carter Memorial Gymnasium at the Cooks Corner Office Complex. Organizers say there will be “a good number” of crafters and vendors. Come and...

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will conduct its monthly meeting virtually on Saturday, Dec. 10, at 11 a.m. Persons attending the meeting will have the opportunity to share recent genealogical successes and discoveries, as well as...

On Friday, Dec. 9, around 5:30 p.m., Santa Claus will ride through the Water View community on a fire truck of the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department spreading cheer to all on his way to the firehouse. Santa is scheduled...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) in Urbanna is sponsoring three evening “Santa’s Neighborhood Visits” events via fire truck in Urbanna, Burrell’s Marina Road, Remlik, Kilmer’s Point and Saluda on Dec. 10, 11 and 12. “We are...

The Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (LMVFD) Auxiliary Christmas Love Lights celebration is set for Sunday, Dec. 4. Auxiliary members will celebrate with the lighting of the Love Lights tree at the Deltaville firehouse, and Santa will cruise the...

by Tom Chillemi - The former Urbanna Town Hall at 45 Cross St. is for sale. At its Nov. 17 meeting, the Urbanna Town Council voted to put the 100-plus year old building on the market. Town staff contacted all...

The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society is planning an exhibition that will showcase the rich history of African-American businesses in Middlesex County. The exhibition, slated to open in February 2023, will tell the little-known stories of some of...