Community

by Larry Chowning - The Juneteenth observance in Middlesex County was presented on Saturday, June 18. Called the “Juneteenth Freedom Festival,” it was conducted on the grounds of Middlesex High School in Saluda and attracted hundreds of people. The festival was...

The Fairfax County Police Department (FCPD) is looking for a 53-year-old man who has been missing for three weeks. Juan G. Ward, who has family in the Middlesex and Mathews County area, was last seen on a security camera...

There will be “big doings” at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park this Saturday, June 25. Not only will the 17th annual Family Boatbuilding Week (FBW) offer its Great Skiff Race and trophy presentation, there’ll be...

by Tom Chillemi - A Water View 1989 Seagrave fire engine is about to begin a new life in the Central American nation of Belize. The Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (UMVFD) donated the 33-year-old fire engine that the fire...

Golf carts run following day, Saturday, July 2 The public is invited to the annual Urbanna Independence Day-theme celebration on Friday, July 1, at the Urbanna Town Marina on Urbanna Creek. There will be a boat parade, music, food, and...

Yacht builder Joseph “Joe” Conboy, 87, passed away in North Carolina recently. From 1966 to 1984, Conboy built wooden and fiberglass boats at his yard on Robinson Creek in Urbanna. He specialized in custom-built yacht construction and repair and built...

Did you know that once a year, right here on the Middle Peninsula, people from all over the country get together to build a boat, in one week, that they can take home? Take a short day trip to Deltaville...

by Carrie Dos Santos - The annual Summer Reading Program for children at Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) is back again! Activities will include: Reading contests for several age groups. Weekly story times with crafts, games, and songs. Three...

by John Koontz - You are invited to an open community forum hosted by Keep Middlesex Beautiful! to learn more about ways to become involved in our county’s newly reinvigorated beautification efforts. We intend to grow this county-wide initiative...

The Waterview Bluegrass Band and others are set to perform 7 p.m. Saturday, June 11, at the Urbanna firehouse at 335 Virginia St. Admission is free, but donations to the fire department and its auxiliary are appreciated. Covered dish snacks will...