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Tides were over docks everywhere on Friday due to a slow moving storm. This boat near Urbanna floated over its dock after a front piling came loose. Fortunately, the boat owner discovered the errant boat before the tide went...

by Tom Chillemi -  When leaves change color and the air is crisp, it’s time for the Urbanna Oyster Festival — Virginia’s official Oyster Festival! The 64th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6, and...

The Virginia Oyster Shucking Contest, sponsored by Rappahannock Oyster Company, will start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6, behind the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department firehouse at 335 Virginia St. Since Urbanna is the home of Virginia’s “official” Oyster Festival,...

Hardin named grand marshal two years straight by Larry Chowning -  The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation named former Southside Sentinel editor Tom Hardin of Saluda grand marshal of the Urbanna Oyster Festival in 2020. Since the 63rd festival in 2020 was...

Come early, stay late and wear walking shoes, because there’s lots to see, hear and do at the Oyster Festival. It’s all happening only in Urbanna, as it has since 1957. 

Officer’s name, other details not released to public; state police investigating by Tom Chillemi -  On Saturday, Oct. 23, Middlesex School Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz sent an email to families of students and school staff stating that Middlesex High School’s...

by Tom Chillemi -  About 70 citizens turned out for a Middlesex County candidates’ forum at St. Clare Walker Middle School on Oct. 19 and others viewed it live online. All Middlesex candidates for Hartfield and Saluda districts school board and...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors learned this month that the lower end of the county will face voter redistricting due to an increase in Pinetop District’s population and drops in population numbers in the Harmony...

by Tom Chillemi -  The 64th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6, and once again the event promises good times, delicious food, two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, crowning of...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Economic Development Authority (EDA) has signed a letter of intent with representatives of the Tractor Supply Company for construction of a retail store at Cooks Corner, reported EDA Chairman Gordon White this week. Tractor...