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Excitement builds as Urbanna prepares to celebrate Founders Day

The Friends of Urbanna invites all to enjoy Urbanna’s 12th celebration of Founders Day, starting shortly after 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 1, at the small park-like green space next to the Middlesex County Woman’s Club building at 210...

Protecting the architectural heritage of Middlesex County, VA

Miiddlesex County is blessed with an extensive collection of historic buildings dotting our scenic location here on the Chesapeake Bay, and Piankatank and Rappahannock rivers. Spanning a time frame from the 1700s through the 1900s, these buildings are full...

Hartfield family’s naval legacy comes full circle at Sail250

For Hartfield residents Katy Breuer, commodore of Mathews Yacht Club, and her husband, Captain Fernando Meléndez III, Virginia’s recent Sail250 celebration in Norfolk was far more than a spectacular parade of tall ships; it was the culmination of a...

Virginia’s Li’l  Ole Opry to celebrate summer

Join Virginia’s Li’l Ole Opry on Saturday, July 25, at 7:30 p.m. as they celebrate the greatest season of the year — summer! The annual “Sounds of Summer” show will be at Mathews High School’s Harry M. Ward auditorium....

The Band From Misfit Beach to play Urbanna Second Saturday

The Band From Misfit Beach recently raised some $16,500 for the Northern Neck-Middlesex Free Health Clinic, which serves Middlesex County, as well as Lancaster County. The funds were raised during a recent benefit concert at Tiki Windmill. Band members...

DMM slates special Mazda show

At the July Holly Point Market on Saturday, July 25, a fleet of Mazdas will be coming from across the state to participate in the market’s car show, which runs 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Mazda car owner Ann Woodard of Deltaville...

Urbanna searching for an administrator

At its July 9 meeting, the town council voted to approve a contract with Local Solutions, local government consultants, to assist the town with selection of a town administrator and provide general local government management and zoning support. The...

VA250 Mobile Museum is in Deltaville

VA250’s Mobile Museum Experience is making a stop in Deltaville today, Thursday, July 16. From 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., the public is invited to step into history and explore the Mobile Museum’s exhibit, Out of Many, One. Admission is...

MHS teen launches ‘A Fresh Start’ to help fellow students

Kinsley Horn, a rising junior at Middlesex High School, is making a difference in the lives of students through her community service initiative, A Fresh Start. After learning that many students in Middlesex and Lancaster counties lack access to basic...

Rappahannock Tribe rematriates additional 704 acres at Fones Cliffs

The Rappahannock Tribe on June 12 rematriated 704 acres of historic land at Fones Cliffs on the Rappahannock River (in Richmond County). Fones Cliffs is part of the ancestral homeland of the Rappahannock Tribe and has been designated by...

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