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by Larry Chowning -  Many around the Town of Urbanna and the surrounding community know Uno, a loving one-eyed part-Keeshond breed of a dog that survived in the dog-fighting culture as a bait dog. Dina Parry of Urbanna was running Dinas Doggie...

Middlesex Elementary School and the MES PTO hosted their annual Fall Festival Thursday, Oct. 28, on school grounds. More than 1,200 people were in attendance including students, families, staff and community leaders.

Water View farmers Tazewell Rae, left, and his father, Scott Rae, display their award-winning hay. Tazewell placed first in the 2021 State Fair of Virginia Youth Crops and Vegetables-Cool Season Grass Hay division; Scott placed fourth in the same...

Father-son duo fiberglass boatbuilding pioneers by Larry Chowning -  Pioneers in Virginia’s fiberglass commercial boatbuilding industry, John (Chip) Collamore III and his son, John (Jock) Collamore IV, both of Deltaville, have been named captains of the 63rd/64th annual Urbanna Oyster Festival. The...

The annual Fireman’s Parade is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5, and the Urbanna Oyster Festival Parade is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 6. The Fireman’s Parade will wind its way through town, while the Oyster Festival Parade...

More than 100 vendors will be open for business when the festival begins at 10 a.m. on Friday and goes until midnight with the dance at the Urbanna Firehouse, and on Saturday the festival runs from 9 a.m.-5 p.m....

Two water taxis will operate from the Urbanna Town Marina on both Friday and Saturday from 8 a.m.-7 p.m. They will transport visitors to and from their boats anchored in the harbor. Boat tours of the creek also will...

The historic James Mills Scottish Factor Store (formerly called the Old Tobacco Warehouse), which houses the Urbanna Museum and Visitor’s Center on Virginia Street just up the hill from Urbanna Creek, will be open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. both...

also crab cakes, drinks and cotton candy Middlesex Lions Club members will be at the 64th Urbanna Oyster Festival Nov. 5 and 6, selling the Lions famous oyster fritters. Also, they will additionally be selling crab cakes, drinks, and cotton...

Tony and Kay Pearce of 450 Rappahannock Ave. in Urbanna were awarded the October Yard of the Month award. The town Yard of the Month program started this year and is sponsored by the Town of Urbanna. (Photo by...