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Deltaville Maritime Museum opens 2022 season
As the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park enter the Memorial Day weekend of the 2022 events season and 20th anniversary season, DMM offers four public events this weekend.
On Saturday, the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and...
Ride “The Pearl” for free in Urbanna
Bay Transit will launch it's seasonal “trolley” service in Urbanna beginning on Friday, May 27. The trolley-look miniature bus nicknamed “The Pearl” will operate on Fridays from noon until 9 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 9 p.m., and...
Saluda’s Oakenham played big role in Middlesex history
Home likely site where scheme hatched to strip Urbanna’s county seat status
by Larry Chowning -
Standing on the balcony of Oakenham, looking out over the fields, one can reflect on the generations of those who lived there and the...
Urbanna kicks off Second Saturdays and 2022 farmers markets
Warren Ahrens of Deltaville (right) strums a guitar and sings during the inaugural 2022 Second Saturdays afternoon and evening event this past Saturday on the Urbanna Town Green at 241 Virginia St. The rain or shine live music events...
Bobby Messano to headline May 28 Deltaville’s “Groovin’ ”
Blues-rock super-guitarist and No. 1 Billboard blues artist Bobby Messano headlines the 6-8 p.m. Saturday, May 28, Memorial Day weekend “Groovin’ in the Park” concert at the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park. Area favorite keyboard...
COVID-19 cases rising; U.S. passes a million dead
(Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Public Health reported 1,877 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Middlesex County, 47 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 48 COVID-19 deaths involving Middlesex residents. The Virginia Department of Public Health cautions that because of...
Deltaville Maritime Museum begins concert series with Aikens
On Memorial Day Sunday, the Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) and Holly Point Nature Park will begin what is planned as a new performing arts series to the maritime waterfront. The very first “pop-up Sunday” will begin 4-6 p.m. Sunday,...
N.Y. Supreme Court justice has MC ties; to receive 2022 Ellis Island Medal of Honor
On Saturday, May 14, Justice Patricia Polson Satterfield will receive the 2022 Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The medal is presented annually to those who have shown an outstanding commitment to serving the nation either professionally, culturally or civically,...
Urbanna’s beloved feral cats an asset
by Suzanne Caciola and the late Diane Gravatt -
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Urbanna is a tiny town with a long history. Descendants of the early settlers still live in town or the surrounding community. Their names appear on properties and buildings....
Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen and Spat duo announce May 21 5K fundraiser
Courtney Harrow is participating in the 2022 Urbanna Oyster Festival Scholarship Competition with her “Little Miss Spat” Kayleigh Carias. They are coordinating a 5K run/walk event on May 21, which begins at the Middlesex High School track in Saluda...
