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Obituaries

Wilbert B. Darnell

Wilbert B. Darnell, 79, of Topping, passed away on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021. He served 20 years in the U.S. Navy, and 10 years in...
Community

Middlesex NAACP announces Black History Zoom meeting

In 1908, a deadly race riot rocked the city of Springfield, the capital of Illinois and resting place of President Abraham Lincoln. Such eruptions of...
News

Cooks Corner Crackdown

A Middlesex County sheriff’s deputy keeps watch for potential speeders this week while parked in the median of General Puller Highway (Route 33) at...
News

Hummel Field revamp plan moves ahead

by Tom Chillemi -  The plan to improve Hummel Field airport in Topping advanced on Feb. 2 when the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved...
News

Urbanna picks interim administrators

Garth Wheeler gets nod as town administrator; Roy Kime Sr. selected as zoning administrator by Tom Chillemi -  On Friday, Feb. 5, the Urbanna Town Council...
News

State now charging fee to use previously free boat launch sites

by Larry Chowning -  Three Middlesex County boat landings managed by the Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), will now require purchasing “Access Permit” licenses to...
Community

E-books and digital magazines are available at MC libraries

by Carrie Dos Santos -  As the year 2021 continues, the staff of the Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system continues to see increasing usage...
Community

Hundreds in MC infected, cases here up by 29 in a week

(Editor’s note: As of Tuesday morning, the Virginia Department of Public Health reported 440 confirmed COVID-19 cases in Middlesex County, up 29 from the...
School

County to spend $830,761 on Cooks Corner Office Complex

Jesse, Williams vote against proposal to return windows to office complex building by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted 3-2...
School

Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School names MHS Director’s List honorees

On behalf of the faculty and staff of the Chesapeake Bay Governor’s School (CBGS), Dr. Rachel Ball, director of CBGS, is pleased to announce...
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Stepping up can save Middlesex County historic sites

Donation of model boat thrills Maritime Museum

Shanika Spriggs of Hardee’s in Saluda honored

Changes loom for public dock at end of Lovers Lane

Federal funds eyed for work on bridge at Urbanna marina

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