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Eighty-two Class of 2025 members to graduate May 31
The 82 members of the Middlesex High School Class of 2025 will receive their diplomas during commencement, which is set for 10 a.m. Saturday, May 31, in the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium at MHS in Saluda.
Each graduating senior...
Youngkin veto helps maintain Confederate group funding
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin vetoed House Bill 1699 earlier this month that would have eliminated the tax-exempt status of certain Confederate groups like the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Confederate Memorial Literary Society, the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Inc., Virginia...
Middlesex prepares for real estate reassessment
County Administrator: Some homes up 40% in value
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) agreed recently to send out a “request for proposal” (RFP) to hire a firm to conduct a reassessment of real estate. The RFP was...
Public hearing slated on proposed D’ville solar site
The fate of a proposed $40 million commercial solar facility in Deltaville will be decided by four of the five members of the Middlesex Board of Supervisors.
The public hearing on the solar facility will be: Tuesday, June 3, 7...
Bonuses of $1,000 OK’d for Middlesex school staff
Are in addition to
3% salary increases
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) approved a $1,000 retention bonus on Monday, May 12, for all Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) staff who will be returning for the 2025-2026 school year.
Virginia Governor Glenn...
Multiple crashes snarl traffic around Saluda
The second crash in four weeks at the intersection of U.S. Route 17 and Town Bridge Road occurred last week.
On Tuesday, May 13, at about 5:25 p.m. a two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of Route 17 and...
Quick fix of sewer woes eludes MC-area officials
Sending Middlesex County wastewater to distant treatment plants at Williamsburg and Yorktown is a long way off.
With costs escalating, the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) will be looking at sending wastewater from Urbanna and Saluda to West Point...
County considers Stormont site to generate solar power
Middlesex County issued in April a “request for proposal” (RFP) to establish a “solar farm” (solar power generating site) on the county owned “old” landfill property and the adjacent Thacker property at Stormont.
The RFP states that “Middlesex County… seeks...
Marina owner seeks to buy town’s strip
At the May 8 Urbanna Town Council meeting, Latane Montague asked council to consider selling the 30-foot wide strip of land at the end of Virginia Street that abuts his marina.
Montague said the land is eroding into nearby Urbanna Creek and...
Scores of bicyclists honor MC deputy killed answering call
The Beryl R. Newman Memorial Bridge over Urbanna Creek was closed Saturday for 15 minutes as participants on the annual Police Unity Tour stopped on the bridge to honor two local fallen police officers.
The group comes to Urbanna annually...
