Community
NAACP announces two COVID-19 vaccination events
The Middlesex NAACP will host a vaccination clinic from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at Calvary Baptist Church, which is located at 3971 General Puller Highway in Saluda. Vaccinations will be given by the Three Rivers Health...
Leonard Powell dives into MC history at Turner Lecture
On Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m., the Deltaville Maritime Museum and Holly Point Nature Park continues the 2023 Turner Lecture Series with a presentation of reminisces and stories of Deltaville, Middlesex and her people. Light refreshments will be...
Hartfield tree fooled by spring-like nice weather
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...
Twin of teacher shot by boy, 6, teaches at MHS
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...
Restaurant Week to highlight area restaurants
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...
Virginia seafood industry provides big boost to economy
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...
Great Gatsby Adult Prom set for Saturday at Bethpage
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,...
Middlesex now experiencing high COVID-19 levels
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...
“White stuff” on Urbanna waterway piques curiosity
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...
Apply now for AIM fest spot
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...
