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RT. 629 CLOSE: A DAM MESS

Golf club rep asks officials for routing fix by Larry Chowning -  The dead ends on both sides of Route 629 (Stormont Road) over Healy’s...

Oyster Festival Foundation uses grant to buy fest site 

by Tom Chillemi -  Decades ago, the late Charles Bristow, a longtime Urbanna Oyster Festival official, struck an agreement with owners of 3.5 acres next...

MC Farmers Market gets new roof at start of new year

The Middlesex County Farmers Market building just outside of Saluda on General Puller Highway (Route 33) is getting a new roof. The farmers market...

Dominion seeks new permit for ongoing river project

by Jackie Nunnery -  It has been roughly a year since Dominion Energy began construction on the underwater transmission line project in the Rappahannock River...

African-American mural along Rt. 33 in Cooks Corner stalls

by Larry Chowning -  A proposed mural to honor African-American history in Middlesex County to be painted on the side of the Middlesex County Public...

Retiring Sentinel employee spent half century with paper

by Tom Chillemi -  This week’s Southside Sentinel is the rare one of more than 2,500 editions that Peggy Baughan has not had a hand...

New year won’t be “purrfect,” but 2021 is sure to top 2020

by Cate Ogden -  Maddie, the kitten, is reflecting on the year that was 2020 and saying “good riddance.” She is, like all of us,...

New digital newspaper collection available at Middlesex libraries

by Carrie Dos Santos -  The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system now offers access to a new digital newspaper collection from NewsBank. Titled America’s...

Locust Hill retiree is a die-hard Gator fan

Retired Colonel Keith A. Beverley of Locust Hill proudly displays his affection for the University of Florida with the “GATOR FL” personalized license plate...

Ware students collecting food include Middlesex children

Students at Ware Academy in Gloucester celebrate the holiday season by participating in a “reverse advent calendar.” They were tasked with bringing specific items...

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