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At Middlesex County’s general and special election set for Tuesday, Nov. 2, county voters will have an opportunity to vote “to advise” the MCBS on whether or not the 1910 Daughters of the Confederacy monument on the courthouse green will stay or be removed.

As Emalynn Norwood and Madysen Davis’ Mission Mdx project comes to an end, they couldn’t be more grateful for the amount of support they have received throughout their journey.

Earlier this month, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st Dist., hosted a public meeting at Piankatank Ruritan Club with senior Coast Guard officials…

by Kip Campbell and Carrie Dos Santos -  Many books in the Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system can be paired, read in close succession, to explore a particular topic in depth. Two such volumes involve 18th-century mutinies aboard British...

On Saturday, Aug. 21, the ballpark will host a party and concert on the outfield as a fundraiser for phase three of three of the multi-year renovation which commenced in 2016 — specifically, reconstruction of expanded and handicapped-accessible restrooms. Sweet...

Middle Peninsula African-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Virginia (MPAAGHS) will conduct a virtual meeting on Saturday, Aug. 14, at 11 a.m. This meeting will feature a roundtable discussion at which participants will have the opportunity to share queries...

by Larry Chowning – Jill Hester Barrette, a 2006 Middlesex High School graduate and a Rappahannock Community College nursing school graduate, was interviewed in July by Dr. Jill Biden, the First Lady of the United States. Barrette is a member of...

The speaker at a recent Middlesex Kiwanis Club meeting was Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Traci Seitz. She is a graduate of Middlesex High School, and has served MCPS as a teacher, principal, assistant superintendent, and as of...

The area’s first poker run on the water, which included an Urbanna stop, was conducted last month and was coordinated by the Northern Neck Rotary Club. Ten boats entered the July 17 competition. They were captained by Ronald Hudson, Jack...

Kaydence Congleton and Faith Whitaker are Queen and Little Miss Spat contestants in the 64th Urbanna Oyster Festival Pageant. Kaydence and Faith have built a service project to benefit foster children and teen parents in Middlesex County. Kaydence and Faith...