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Parades to be featured Friday and Saturday
The annual Fireman’s Parade is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, and the Urbanna Oyster Festival Parade is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.
The Fireman’s Parade will wind its way through town, while the Oyster Festival Parade...
See historic vessels at town marina
The Urbanna Oyster Festival waterfront at the Urbanna Town Marina will showcase the area’s varied history and emphasize the conservation and restoration of the Chesapeake Bay.
Since its days as a crucial colonial port, Urbanna’s waterfront has always been an...
Authorities to guard festival goers safety
The Urbanna Oyster Festival (UOF) police headquarters will be at the intersection of Cross and Prince George streets in the parking lot behind Bay Design.
Emergency medical services will be covered by zones and stationed at the Urbanna firehouse on...
Two high school seniors seek title of Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen
The 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival (UOF) Queen and Little Miss Spat will be crowned Friday, Nov. 3, at 4 p.m. inside the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department station (the Urbanna firehouse) at 335 Virginia St. This year, the two Queen...
Vintage Urbanna fire truck to lead Fireman’s Parade
A survivor is revived
More than two years ago, John Page and Tom Chillemi put their minds together in the basement of the Urbanna firehouse, where “Truck Number 1” had sat idle for 30 years.
It was the first fire truck...
Election Tuesday to decide who will fill posts
Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. is the last day to vote early at the Middlesex Elections Office, at 105 Bowden St. in Saluda, next to the new courthouse. Call 804-758-4420 for information. The elections office,...
Public can sound off on Healy’s Mill Dam during Nov. 8 hearing
A public hearing is set for 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 8, by the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) to consider recommending to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) the abandonment of a portion of Stormont Road (Route 629)...
Public’s help sought in fatal Middlesex crash
Authorities are seeking the public’s help in locating a car and driver involved in a fatal Halloween night crash in Middlesex County.
The car is believed to have run over a woman that a deer knocked off a 2011 Honda...
Construction set to start on new Tractor Supply store in Saluda
Three Middlesex County supervisors, a developer rep and the property landowner led a Saluda ground-breaking ceremony Thursday, Oct. 19 for a new Tractor Supply store. Construction on the 21,930 square foot, $6.3 million store is set to start this...
Toys for Tots Middlesex-area donation sites announced
The Toys for Tots drive in Middlesex County will again be sponsored by Middle Peninsula Detachment 1317 of the Marine Corps League this year.
Established in 1947, Toys for Tots is the U.S. Marine Corps premier nationwide community action program...
