Southside Sentinel

05/06/2026

Now in its 12th year, artists from the East Coast will share their talents at the Arts in the Middle Fine Arts Festival, set for June 6 & 7 at the historic Hewick Plantation, Urbanna, VA. https://buff.ly/7hepjsu

05/05/2026

Corbin Hall Farm in Water View received the Clean Water Farm/Bay Friendly Award for 2025 for the Rappahannock River Basin and the Tidewater Soil, Water, and Conservation District.
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05/05/2026

Control of the expansion of water systems in Middlesex will go before the public at a hearing TONIGHT at 7pm in the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse in Saluda.

Control of the expansion of central water systems in Middlesex County by the Middlesex County Water Authority (MCWA) will go before the public at a public hearing on Tuesday, May 5, at 7 p.m. in the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse building in Saluda. A proposed ordinance would establish an excl...

05/03/2026

Mud bog competitors square off last year in exciting action at “The Pit” at Jamaica’s Virginia Motor Speedway (VMS). Thousands of mud bog fans from near and far are expected to descend on Jamaica for the noon Saturday, May 16 annual Mud Mayhem event at “The Pit.”

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(Photo by Tom Chillemi.)

05/02/2026

Urbanna has traditionally offered a stirring community Memorial Day ceremony at the Urbanna Town Marina. However, we have received word the one some anticipated there this Memorial Day (May 25) has been canceled, due to the damaged bridge leading to the marina. Our understanding is that there won't be a community observance in Middlesex this year.

Do you know of one — maybe at your church? If so, please let us know by emailing [email protected].

04/28/2026

Urbanna has been awarded a $450,000 federal grant to help replace the bridge leading to Urbanna Town Marina. --> https://buff.ly/uAri77w

04/28/2026

The Middlesex County School Board is considering approval of a $1,000 retention bonus to all Middlesex school staff who will be returning for the 2026-2027 school year.

The Middlesex County School Board is considering approval of a $1,000 retention bonus to all Middlesex school staff who will be returning…

04/28/2026

Three persons have qualified as candidates for the special election for Middlesex County sheriff set for Nov. 3. -->

Three persons have qualified as candidates for the special election for Middlesex County sheriff…

04/22/2026

𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤!

𝑊𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑙𝑎𝑢𝑛𝑐ℎ 𝑡ℎ𝑒 33𝑟𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑖𝑣𝑎ℎ 𝑉𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟'𝑠 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒! 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑎'𝑠 𝑜𝑛𝑙𝑦 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟'𝑠 𝑔𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑎𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑜𝑣𝑒𝑟 400 𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑑𝑎𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑑𝑎𝑦.

𝐁𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐛 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐩𝐲!

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04/22/2026

Redistricting amendment wins approval

by Jackie Nunnery

In a tight race on Tuesday, April 21, voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing the General Assembly to temporarily adopt new congressional districts prior to the 2030 census, with 1,574,505, or 51.45%, voting in favor and 1,485,657, or 48.55%, voting no. All results are unofficial, according to the Virginia Department of Elections (www.elections.virginia.gov).

The Department of Elections envisions an electoral process that is trustworthy and accountable at all levels and engages Virginia’s diverse citizenry in the most fundamental right - the right to vote.