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Sponsored by the Urbanna Oyster Festival Marine Legacy Program, Chesapeake Academy fourth and seventh grade students recently enjoyed half-day boat trips designed to illuminate the marine ecosystems in Urbanna Creek. Students enjoyed learning about the life cycle of crabs...

Authorities are investigating the “unattended death” of a 60-year-old man who was found deceased on his live-aboard sailboat at the Deltaville Yachting Center in Deltaville on Monday, reported Maj. M.E. Sampson of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office.  According to Maj....

Sometimes taking action can make a difference. For example, on a recent weekend day Billy Sanford, a resident of Piankatank Shores subdivision in Hartfield, looked out into the mist rising over the Piankatank River and saw an odd shape in...

Issues over not being allowed to speak at public meetings resurfaced at the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors Sept. 9 meeting when Supervisors Chairman Don Harris threatened to have citizens removed from the room for not abiding by public...

Would handle some customer overflow from Deltaville’s Dockside Inn Middlesex Supervisors voted 3-2 on Sept. 8 at a public hearing to table action on a special exception request to allow a six unit “campground” at 70 Dockside Drive in Deltaville. Chris...

Jill Shores of Urbanna retired last year after 34 years of dedicated service to Middlesex Elementary School (MES) as a kindergarten, second grade and third grade teacher. For most of that time, she taught third grade and in 2022, she...

Waits five months to claim prize; bought ticket at D’ville 7-Eleven George Clayton of Deltaville waited more than five months to claim his Mega Millions prize of $1 million, according to the Virginia Lottery. Clayton’s ticket was just one number...

The Town of Urbanna will not be purchasing the current town hall building at 390 Virginia St. Instead, the town council plans to purchase another building as a new town hall, said Mayor Bill Goldsmith this week. At its meeting...

Col. (retired) A.B. Gravatt III of Urbanna and Lansdowne, in background, has been named grand marshal of the 2025 Urbanna Oyster Festival. (Photo by Larry Chowning) The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation has named Col. (retired) Arthur Broaddus (A.B.) Gravatt III...

Dragon Flats Preserve, a 495-acre property in Middlesex County, recently was transferred from The Nature Conservancy to the Friends of Dragon Run. A dedication ceremony was conducted Sept. 9 to mark the transfer and celebrate decades of collaboration in preserving...