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The following case was heard in Middlesex County Circuit Court on Nov. 3, with Judge Jeffrey Shaw presiding and reported by Middlesex Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Hurd. William Ervie Robinson III, 32, of Hartfield was before the court for a show cause alleging a...

Fire destroyed New Hope Memorial Baptist Church in King & Queen (K&Q) County near Glenns Tuesday. State police investigators on the scene said the fire is under investigation and this is the third K&Q church to burn in just...

Supervisors races decided with Harris, Koontz wins; McMurtrie captures school board seat By Don Richeson -  By a three-to-one margin, Middlesex County voters participating in an advisory referendum in the general election Tuesday said they want to keep the 1910 Daughters...

by Tom Chillemi -  Urbanna has more than a dozen projects pending. Some of them involve major construction, such as a new community swimming pool, a new well, upgrading and installing fire hydrants, repairing a culvert (a short bridge) leading...

The Faulkner family, which has operated funeral homes in this area for generations, recently welcomed a member of the newest generation to its staff. He is Chas Faulkner, 19, believed to be the youngest Funeral Service Licensee in Virginia, and possibly even in the nation.

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.