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William Franklin Sibley

William Franklin Sibley, 83, of Topping, passed peacefully at home on Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. He was born in Middlesex County on Aug. 12, 1937...

Charles “Chuck” Wesley Wall III

Charles “Chuck” Wesley Wall III, 75, of Deltaville, passed away suddenly at home on Saturday evening, Oct. 3, 2020. A native of Colonial Heights, he...

Edward Shield “Hezzie” Soles

Edward Shield “Hezzie” Soles, 81, of Urbanna, passed away on Monday, Oct. 5, 2020. Hezzie retired from the federal government as a heavy equipment operator. He...

Theodore A. Payne Jr.

Theodore A. Payne Jr., 85, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. He was a native of Middlesex County and a resident of Indian Head, Md. The...

Tri-Plane crashes in Wake, VA

Topping pilot escapes injury after WWI replica’s engine quits by Tom Chillemi -  “If you can walk away from a landing, it’s a good landing,” said...

Middlesex Habitat breaks ground on its 14th house

A little more than 20 years ago a group of Middlesex County residents and religious leaders gathered together and formed the Middlesex Habitat for...

Railings repaired on Urbanna Creek bridge

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews work on damaged railings Monday on the Beryl R. (Dick) Newman Memorial Bridge across Urbanna Creek. The bridge,...

In-person instruction being reconsidered

Middlesex school officials expected to update return to school plan Oct. 12 by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County School Board is going to provide an...

No supervisors OK on letter supporting Scenic River status

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is the only governing body out of nine not to approve a letter to...

Oyster Festival queen and spat contestants collect funds for emergency workers

(Editor’s note: This is the third in a five-part series.)      Urbanna Oyster Festival Queen Contestant Sara Murray and Little Miss Spat Contestant Caroline...

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