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Applications are now being accepted for the 2022 Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen Scholarship Competition. Any young lady who resides in Middlesex County and is a rising high school senior is eligible to participate. The deadline for applications is April...

Middlesex High School (MHS) Class of 1977 is planning its 45th reunion. MHS Classes of 1976 and 1978 are also invited. The reunion event is set for Saturday, June 11, at Camp Piankatank. The time will be announced later. Those wishing...

by Bill Powell - Hi everybody, it’s that time of year again! The warm weather and music will be here before you know it, so it’s time to grab your ticket savings early for the 2022 Groovin’ season. The...

From staff reports - Started in 2017, Secure Testing Services provides substance abuse testing to area businesses, as well as government organizations. This testing is provided both on-site at area businesses, as well as at strategically placed service centers....

  Deltaville Boatyard (DBY) announced that having completed the marine systems certification offered by the American Boat and Yacht Council, Cooper Ruse is now one of a growing group of certified specialists in the country whose commitment to excellence means...

Hundreds attend “Freedom Convoy” rally at Virginia Motor Speedway by Tom Chillemi - Truckers from across the nation participating in the Freedom Convoy movement converged on Washington, D.C., this week to protest COVID-19 mandates, along with other issues. En route to...

Spring officially arrives Sunday, March 20, and signs of it are popping up all around Middlesex County as the cycle of life is renewed. Daffodils at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA) building are among the first flowers in the...

In the spirit of Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s call for decisive action in support of Ukraine, Virginia ABC is removing Russian-source vodka brands from its store shelves, according to a post on the Virginia ABC Facebook page. “We have immediately identified...

Members of the Middle Peninsula community are encouraged to take a new MidPenRideShare survey. Participants can be entered into a drawing to win a $250 VISA gift card following completion. The 25-question survey that asks about participant commuting habits takes just a few minutes to...

by Larry Chowning - New York filmmaker Peter Slack came to Deltaville last week to interview three local bay historians for a documentary he is creating on the Coastal Queen, a traditional Chesapeake Bay buyboat built in 1928 at...