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Her mother, Urbanna’s Martha Heric, assisting in collection of donations by Larry Chowning - Dariusz Siuta, 39, of New York and his fiancée Kelly Proctor, formerly of Urbanna, will be traveling to Siuta’s home of Rzeszow, Poland, in July. They...

by Jeremy Cox - The new winter dredge survey conducted by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Virginia Institute of Marine Science and released May 19 found an estimated 227 million crabs in the bay. The previous low...

Arts in the Middle (AIM) Juried Fine Arts Festival returns to beautiful Hewick Plantation at 5123 Old Virginia St. near Urbanna on Saturday and Sunday, June 4-5. It is an annual destination place for lovers of art as well...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) system has seen a rise in COVID-19 cases as MCPS superintendent Tracey Seitz reported 10 cases associated with the schools last week. There were no individuals required to quarantine because...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...