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by Carrie Dos Santos - The U.S. Supreme Court is finishing up its annual session, which culminates in the release of several decisions in late June and early July. To many, the Supreme Court seems to work in a...

by T.D. Harris - This weekend is the 11th Deltaville 5K and Kids Fun Run starting at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building Saturday at 7:15 a.m. for the Kids Fun Run and immediately after the 5K will begin....

A new fine art exhibit is open at Allure Art Center in White Stone. “Artfully Wax” is a multimedia painting exhibit featuring two professional Virginia fine artists who utilize various bees wax techniques in their works. The people who...

Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen contestant Abigail Smiley and her Little Miss Spat co-contestant Lucy Myers will present a fun run on Saturday, July 2, at 11 a.m. The fun run will be hosted at the Middlesex County Sports Complex...

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...