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Bay Transit, the public transportation division of Bay Aging, has reinstated trolley service in Urbanna, Colonial Beach and Kilmarnock after being suspended during the 2020 summer season because of COVID-19.

by Bill Powell Deltaville Maritime Museum (DMM) Holly Point Nature Park enters the heart of its 2021 events season this Saturday, July 24, as more and more vendors fill the park. The big band sound of “Good Shot Judy!” takes...

A “Christmas in July” BBQ fundraiser to benefit Christmas Friends Inc. is planned Sunday, July 25, in Deltaville. Billy Dickerson is smoking his famous BBQ pork and the event will be hosted by YaZu Yachting, 17218 General Puller Highway. Rachel...

“Farming: A Foundation for the Future” is the theme for the 2021 Virginia Agricultural Expo. This year the event will be offered at Corbin Hall farm in Water View on Thursday, Aug. 5. The Virginia Ag Expo is presented...

Live bluegrass music returns to the Urbanna firehouse on Saturday, July 10 from 7 to 10 p.m. for a toe-tapping good time in a family atmosphere. This popular music venue features musicians from the area including “Water View Bluegrass” and...

“May Daze in Urbanna,” which was postponed due to rain, will go on this Saturday, July 10, in Taber Park. The event starts with a farmers market and classic car show from 9 a.m to 1 p.m. The farmers market...

To feature patriotic boat parade, fireworks display The public is invited to the annual Urbanna Independence Day-themed celebration on Friday, July 2, at the Urbanna Town Marina and along on Urbanna Creek. There will be a boat parade, live...

It wasn’t quite like “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1964, and these “lads” were from Charlottesville, rather than Liverpool, but “Abbey Road the Ultimate Beatles Tribute Party Band” made its Middlesex County debut Saturday at the Deltaville Maritime Museum...

by Carrie Dos Santos -  The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system is having another busy week. From the start of the children’s Summer Reading Program, to expanded hours at both branch libraries, the MCPL system is the place to...

by Tom Chillemi -  Mick Sampson, who grew up in Middlesex County, was one of two mates on the boat Widespread that won the Big Rock Marlin fishing tournament in Morehead City, N.C., on June 18. Widespread was trolling more than...