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Urbanna’s Jessie DeBusk turned 105 this month
In recent times, Jessie DeBusk is probably best known for her Festival Crab Bisque recipe.
For the last 30 years, Jessie DeBusk’s crab bisque has put a smile on the faces of thousands of Urbanna Oyster Festival goers and has...
Post 241 receives recognition
Christopher C. Curtis American Legion Post 241 at Cooks Corner was recognized last week by the Veterans East Department of Virginia (VEDV) for bringing in new members. Millie Hampton, VEDV vice commander, is flanked by Post Commander Bill Bagby,...
Middlesex folks support Motown & Juneteenth celebrations
Many groups united to make the June 17 Evening of Motown and Friends and June 18 Juneteenth Festival a success. Organizers are extending thanks for all the support they received.
“We take great pleasure in thanking everyone that participated in...
Many in community came together to make back-to-school event a success
The president of the NAACP Middlesex Branch, Unit 7091, is asking folks to thank members of the various groups that supported the Aug. 6 back-to-school event at Camp Piankatank. “With the combined efforts from the following organizations, groups and...
Virginia legislature recognizes former Deltaville resident Evelyn Turner
Evelyn Turner saluted last month for 100th birthday
by Jane Cutler -
It is altogether fitting that last month, on the occasion of her 100th birthday, the Virginia General Assembly commended longtime Deltaville resident Evelyn Stearns Turner “for her lifetime of...
Market, Groovin’ slated for Aug.27
Well August is here and hopefully we will see a turning down of the heat as we at DMM present our Holly Point Market featuring 30-plus vendors. The market is set for 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27, followed...
Dist. 1 hopefuls Jones, Wittman to speak at picnic
U.S. Rep. Robert Wittman, R-1st Dist., incumbent, and Democratic challenger Herb Jones, will speak at the Northern Neck Chapter 1823 National Active and Retired Federal Employees’ (NARFE) annual fall picnic on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
The picnic will begin at noon...
Middlesex residents among Master Naturalists graduates
Middle Peninsula Master Naturalists (MPMN) conducted a graduation event earlier this summer at Machicomoco State Park. This is the third graduating class for this new Master Naturalists’ chapter, which was established in 2019. The new enthusiast citizen scientists include,...
REMEMBERING A FELLOW FIREFIGHTER
Firefighters and many others from the community gathered Saturday in Urbanna for a memorial service for longtime firefighter Keith Townsend. Townsend died on June 17.
Townsend was a beloved firefighter who voluntarily served the Urbanna-based Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD)...
Urbanna Founders Day is Saturday
The Town of Urbanna’s annual Founders Day celebration is set for this Saturday, Aug. 6. Costumed, colonial-style fife and drum musicians and the “town crier’s” proclamation reading will open the day’s activities at 51 Cross St., the Taylor building, at...
