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Young man dies in automobile accident
J’seric Khari Jones, 18, of Lottsburg died Saturday, Sept. 5, following a single-vehicle accident, according to the Virginia State Police (VSP).
At 10:08 p.m. VSP responded to 10700 block of Courthouse Road in Lancaster where a 2001 Honda sedan driven...
Multi-vehicle crash closes Norris bridge for hours
Parts of van, tractor trailer, pickups and some hazmat items block lanes; one driver is airlifted to area hospital
A multi-vehicle crash Friday on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge involving a van, tractor-trailer, two pickup trucks and hazardous materials,...
Supervisor Crittenden: Middlesex County needs a harbor master
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors tabled action to conduct more research on the hiring of a harbor master who would oversee all creek harbors in the county.
At the board’s Sept. 1 meeting, Pinetop (Deltaville) District Supervisor Randy Crittenden...
Citizens: Repair dock before giving to county
Citizens encouraged the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors to take over ownership of the Jackson Creek Public Dock in Deltaville — but not before the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) does a complete fix of the dock.
VDOT wants out...
Hurd’s Hardware celebrates eight decades in Deltaville
In 1946, Norton Hurd and his wife Alvine started Hurd’s Hardware in Deltaville. They lived overtop of the original store that would be removed when the current store was built, explained their son Jack, 72, who now manages the...
Bones found in Urbanna backyard likely from resident who died in 1906
Bones of girl also found there remain unidentified
A six-year journey will soon come to a peaceful conclusion in the Middlesex County Christ Church Parish cemetery.
Back in July 2020 the Southside Sentinel reported that human remains were found in...
Deluge floods MHS gym
Nearly four inches of rain fall in two hours
Pouring rain flooded the 1970s portion of Middlesex High School on Friday, Aug. 28, which included the John S. Clements Memorial Gymnasium, weight room, locker rooms, carpentry area, team rooms and...
Temporary $110,000 bridge OK’d for Urbanna marina
The Urbanna Town Council voted on Aug. 27 to spend $110,000 for a temporary Urbanna Town Marina bridge.
The town received three bids for the temporary bridge. Council chose the bid by Faulconer Construction Company Inc. of Charlottesville, which anticipates...
Middlesex supervisors respond to bodycam lawsuit
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors responded to a lawsuit filed by Middlesex Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Hurd asking the court to direct the supervisors to fund a full-time assistant commonwealth’s attorney, “or order the discontinuance of usage of the...
Attorneys seek dismissal of Rosegill Village lawsuit
Attorneys for the respondents named in a lawsuit regarding the proposed Rosegill Village site plan have asked the court to dismiss the case.
The lawsuit alleges that more archeological studies need to be done at the proposed “Rosegill Village” development...
