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Applications are now available for the Matthew S. Crittenden Memorial Scholarship. This year’s recipient will receive a four-year scholarship in the amount of $500 per year. Those students who are currently Middlesex High School (MHS) seniors, have a 3.0...

Middlesex High School (MHS) student Ellie McMinn, right, shows off her self portrait illustrating how she feels about COVID-19. The drawing captured first place at the recent 2021 Eastern Spring Regional Forum Art Contest sponsored by the Virginia School...

Middlesex Kiwanis Club President Nancy Fisk, far left, presents a check to Compass Academy Director Danielle Norris to support the academy’s programs. Kiwanians looking on include, continuing from left, Greg Chambers and Ray Kostesky. (Contributed)

Bob Nolting, current president of the Northern Neck Association of Realtors® (NNAR), presented a check for $2,000 to Sarah Pope, executive director of the Rappahannock Community College Educational Foundation. This contribution continues a long tradition of NNAR support for...

At a recent Middlesex Kiwanis Club meeting, the guest speaker was Danielle Norris, director of the Compass Academy of Middlesex County Public Schools. The mission of Compass Academy is to provide an alternative educational experience for Middlesex High School...

by Mary Ann McKay -  The Deltaville and Urbanna branch libraries will host outdoor story times (weather permitting) about robots during the area schools’ spring break. Story times will take place Tuesday, April 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the Deltaville...

Each year, the Kiwanis Club of Middlesex sponsors a Teenager of the Year contest for Middlesex teens. Applicants are judged on their academic, extracurricular and community achievements. This year’s Middlesex Teenager of the Year is Katherine “Katie” Brooke. Katie is...

Middlesex High School student Lauren Ahnemann painted this as her Black History Month (BHM) project last month in teacher Lani Ashberry’s class. The image is painted on a ceiling tile in Ashberry’s classroom. “This painting is astronomical,” the teacher...

Rappahannock Community College’s Rappahannock Institute for Lifelong Learning (RILL) announced this  month that it will offer various April classes. Classes include: “Living with ADHD: Challenges and Solutions” — is planned for 1-3 p.m. Thursday, April 1, via Zoom. This online...

Middlesex County Farm Bureau has increased the dollar amount on its scholarships this year. It is offering two $2,500 scholarships to the qualifying college attendees of all Middlesex Farm Bureau members. Applications are available at the Middlesex Farm Bureau Office at...