/index.php/news en jgaskins@ssentinel.com Copyright 2010 2010-07-28T17:56:49-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/fire_damages_three_campers/#When:17:56:49Z On Sunday, July 18, at 7 a.m., a fire at Grey’s Point Camp at Topping caused about $70,000 worth of damage to three campers and sent one person to the hospital, said Hartfield Volunteer Fire Department chief Alan Blake. 2010-07-28T17:56:49-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/local_oyster_firms_feel_impact_of_gulf_oil_spill/#When:17:55:18Z Due to the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the supply of oysters from this region has been curtailed and the price of oysters has skyrocketed. Oyster processors and distributors in Middlesex County and adjacent areas are feeling the impact—as are local consumers. 2010-07-28T17:55:18-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/saluda_sewage_plant_is_now_2nd_highest_priority/#When:17:53:56Z A proposed sewage treatment plant for Saluda was moved to the second priority on Middlesex County’s Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by a 4-1 vote of the Middlesex Board of Supervisors on July 20. 2010-07-28T17:53:56-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/middlesex_essex_combined_reassessment/#When:17:50:00Z Middlesex officials have been trying for years to establish a regional reassessment program, but have been unsuccessful. “If we are successful with this regional concept, maybe other counties will join in,” said Middlesex County Administrator Charles Culley. 2010-07-28T17:50:00-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/microburst_hits_wake_area/#When:17:13:40Z At about 10 p.m. Sunday, during a severe thunderstorm, a microburst struck the Syringa/Wake area and knocked down trees and snapped the tops of tall trees in its path. 2010-07-21T17:13:40-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/former_mayor_appointed_to_urbanna_town_council/#When:17:10:34Z On Monday, following a closed session, the Urbanna Town Council voted 5-0 to appoint outgoing mayor Beatrice Taylor to the town council. 2010-07-21T17:10:34-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/sundays_rain_too_late_for_corn_crop/#When:17:08:33Z Sunday’s rain came too late to help a Middlesex County corn crop that has been devastated by lack of rain, record heat and drying winds the past two months. 2010-07-21T17:08:33-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/council_works_on_condo_dispute/#When:17:03:54Z The debate over condos on Urbanna Creek, proposed by Potomac Timber Investments, will continue on August 16 at 7 p.m. when the Urbanna Town Council holds another public hearing on the proposed site plan. 2010-07-21T17:03:54-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/south_korean_delegation_visits_vims/#When:01:44:28Z A group of high-ranking government officials from the Republic of Korea visited the Virginia Institute of Marine Science on June 17 to learn about the Institute's research and how it helps guide the sustainable management of marine resources in Chesapeake Bay and other coastal waters. 2010-07-20T01:44:28-05:00 http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article http://www.ssentinel.com/index.php/news/article/study_can_help_minimize_impact_of_dredge_spoils/#When:01:40:18Z Dredging of navigational channels in Chesapeake Bay is crucial to maintaining Virginia's role as a leading gateway for international shipping, particularly with the advent of deeper-draft container vessels. 2010-07-20T01:40:18-05:00