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Outgoing Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (LMVFD) Chief Jimmy Walden (above) displays the recognition plaque he received for his 30 years of service as the Deltaville-based fire chief and 40 years total as a firefighter in Deltaville. Applauding his...

The Kiwanis Club of Middlesex County will host its community celebration of Fat Tuesday on Saturday, Feb. 26, at Bethpage Camp-Resort near Urbanna. The time will be announced later. Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras) is a fun, social gathering of charity-minded people...

Angel Visit Baptist Church’s 33rd annual Essex County community celebration of the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is set for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 17. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will be conducted online...

C&F Bank at Cooks Corner and at 30 more banking offices, in partnership with Middlesex County-area non-profit organizations, schools, and many of its customers, donated gifts to nearly 400 children over the holiday season as a part of the...

The Court House Players are conducting auditions for the upcoming productions “Arsenic and Old Lace” and “Beauty and the Beast Jr.” Auditions for the classic mystery/comedy “Arsenic and Old Lace” are set for 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 11, in...

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society (MPAAGHS) will present its monthly meeting virtually on Saturday, Jan. 8, at 11 a.m. The meeting will feature a talk by Dr. Shelley Viola Murphy entitled, “Are You Ready? Prepping for the...

For 50 years, Lomax has faithfully provided a Christmas delight for those driving down Healy’s Road in Locust Hill. She has a yard full of reminders that it’s the Christmas season.

More cases detected than ever before, Middlesex in high transmission area (Editor’s note: As of Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Public Health reported 1,191 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Middlesex County. There were 36 Middlesex patient COVID-19-related hospitalizations and 34 deaths...

The “Deltaville Lights” mega Christmas display is back for the 17th year with 163,000 lights, including a 36,000-bulb light show synchronized to music. 

by Larry Chowning -  Oh, if only that old piano could play back the songs and tunes that were once belted out on her keyboard long ago — just like if those old walls could talk. If an old piano could...