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Heat nixes most of Urbanna 4th fun; Water View, Deltaville still on
Heat wave
A National Weather Service (NWS) announcement this week of a prolonged and dangerous heat wave has caused some postponements and delays in July Fourth weekend events in Middlesex County.
The NWS is predicting 100-degree temperatures and above on Saturday....
Virginia lawmakers approve funding study of Chesapeake Bay menhaden
The Virginia General Assembly in Richmond officially passed 14 budget amendments Monday to the commonwealth’s $205 billion biennial budget. Among the amendments was one earmarking $2 million for a comprehensive study on Atlantic menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay.
Legislators had...
Charges filed in case involving pool stuck atop Norris Bridge
K’Von Tavares Evans, 30, of Petersburg was charged in Lancaster General District Court with misdemeanor reckless driving as the result of a four-vehicle crash that occurred the morning of Friday, June 5, on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial...
Committee to address noise in MC
On Tuesday, May 5, Supervisors voted, 4-1, to rescind the noise ordinance, but by law the board had to also approve a rescinding ordinance. The rescinding ordinance states that the “board of supervisors … previously adopted an ordinance on April...
Game Changers keep Juneteenth celebration lively
On Saturday, June 20, the sixth annual Juneteenth celebration presented by Game Changers of Middlesex was held at St. Clare Walker Middle School. The auditorium came alive with a variety show of dance, music, and reflections on the struggles for...
Reassessment process under way
The Middlesex County property reassessment is currently under way, part of a routine process required under Virginia law to ensure property values remain fair and up to date.
Middlesex County Administrator Kevin Gentry explained that state law mandates that all...
Town OKs $7,600 for land survey around bridge
In an effort to build a temporary bridge to the Urbanna Town Marina, the Urbanna Town Council on June 11 approved spending $7,600 for a geotechnical survey of the land on both sides of the existing bridge, which has...
New sheriff’s office dog can sniff out electronic items
Labrador retriever Roxy does double
duty as a comfort/therapy dog
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has received a special dog that is trained in electronic storage detection (ESD) and is also a comfort and therapy canine, reported MCSO Acting Sheriff...
Urbanna Cup regatta cruise creek
The Urbanna Cup regatta featured races between owners of these 18-foot 1934 design Hampton One sailing craft. The annual event is sponsored by longtime Hampton One sailor Latane Montague, owner of a marina on Urbanna Creek.
The races have been...
Drought warning throughout most of Virginia
Due to lack of more frequent and prolonged precipitation across most of the commonwealth over the past two weeks, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in coordination with the Drought Monitoring Task Force, on June 9 continued the...
