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by Larry Chowning - With the Urbanna Oyster Festival coming this weekend it is a reminder of the significance that the Rappahannock River oyster fishery has had and is having on Middlesex County. Ancient Rappahannock River public oyster beds range...

by Larry Chowning - The Urbanna Beautification Inc. (UBI) is building a community pavilion at the Town of Urbanna’s Taber Park to honor the late Charles and Betty Page Bristow. The group is seeking donations and funding to complete...

Early voting ends Saturday at 5 p.m. by Tom Chillemi - Election day is Tuesday, Nov. 8, when the polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. In-person early voting is still possible. Saturday, Nov. 5, until 5 p.m., is the...

Owner and two dogs home at time of blaze, get out safely with help -- cat still missing by Larry Chowning - All four Middlesex County fire departments responded to a 10 a.m. Monday house fire at the home of...

Offices coming to site once termed “best place to eat and sleep between Tappahannock and Saluda” by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved a special exception request by Charles T. Langford on behalf of CTLM...

by Tom Chillemi - The 65th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5, and once again the event promises good times, delicious food, two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, crowning...

by Larry Chowning - An autumn gala fashion show was presented Saturday on the grounds of historic Lansdowne (circa 1740) in Urbanna celebrating Andrea Pinter’s fashions of “wearable, practical and stylish” clothing. The show featured Pinter’s new luxury leather collection,...

Middlesex County School Board measure represents a $249,000 total allocation by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted unanimously to approve a $1,000 per employee Christmas bonus, a $249,000 allocation. The vote came at the school board’s...

While Lola, his pit bull puppy, patiently waits, Michael Snetsinger, owner of Telltale Signs, a new Locust Hill business, paints details on a gigantic Mexican flag that now graces the front of Los Compadres Mexican Grill, a new restaurant...

Taber principal considered key by Tom Chillemi - The Urbanna Town Council took a big step last week towards building a new town community swimming pool. With financing still in question, council voted unanimously at its Oct. 13 meeting to...