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Because area post offices will be closed on Thanksgiving day, next week’s Southside Sentinel will appear a day early -- on Wednesday, Nov. 25 -- and deadlines will be on Monday, Nov. 23. The deadline for display ads is...

With less than two weeks into hybrid in-school instruction, the Middlesex County Public School (MCPS) system is facing its first case of COVID-19 in the schools. MCPS superintendent Dr. Peter Gretz informed the school community via email Sunday at 6:22...

Includes limit of 25 individuals for in-person gatherings, expanded mask mandate, on-site alcohol curfew, and increased enforcement RICHMOND—As COVID-19 surges in states across the country, Governor Ralph Northam Friday announced new actions to mitigate the spread of the virus in...

by Larry Chowning -  Years ago, when the first day of oyster season opened, local oystermen referred to that day as “the day the smokehouse door opened” while others called it “the day the bank opened” — referring to the...

Austin now officially Urbanna councilor elect by Tom Chillemi -  A tied vote between Urbanna Town Council candidates Marjorie Austin and Dave Lipscombe Jr. was broken by drawing the winning name. On Friday, Nov. 6, during the meeting of the...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) agreed on Wednesday, Nov. 4, to revisit a project originally spearheaded by former Harmony Village Supervisor the late Jack Miller to upgrade and provide more parking space at the...

The 2020 season for Christmas Friends Inc., the local charity that provides gifts for needy children and elderly or disabled adults in Middlesex County, is under way. The Middlesex Department of Social Services has already been assisting clients in completing...

by Larry Chowning -  The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation has named former Southside Sentinel editor Tom Hardin of Saluda grand marshal of the 63rd annual Urbanna Oyster Festival. Due to the pandemic, it won’t be a traditional version of the...

by Don Richeson -  Challenger Barbara Hartley defeated incumbent Diane Gravatt 169-146 to win the race for Urbanna mayor, according to unofficial Nov. 3 election results posted on the state elections website Wednesday morning. While it was unclear Wednesday morning...

by Larry Chowning - There are more boats in Deltaville than there are people and boats and marine businesses drive the local economy. As the coronavirus pandemic has disrupted economic life across America, Deltaville Boatyard owner Keith Ruse has found...