News

by Tom Chillemi -  A student pilot and an instructor escaped with minor injuries after making an emergency landing in waters off of Mathews County, the Virginia State Police reported.  On Monday, June 14, about 12:31 p.m. VSP was notified a...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted unanimously on Tuesday, June 1, to relinquish the proposed U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) $1.25 million Vibrant Communities grant and the $480,000 in Industrial Revitalization...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved the “Stingray Point Contraband Sailor Proclamation” and endorsed the location of a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) historical roadside sign to be placed in front of the Deltaville...

by Tom Chillemi -  A proposal to build an electricity storage facility is among the public hearing topics the Middlesex Planning Commission is expected to consider when it meets 7 p.m. Thursday, June 10, in the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse. Open...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved the use of the Deltaville Convenience Center in Deltaville as a county-wide site for the recycling of oyster shells. Pinetop District Supervisor Lud Kimbrough recommended that the county get...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Middlesex County Kiwanis Club is sponsoring a Prayer Breakfast for Our Community event. It is planned for 8 a.m. Thursday, June 10, at Virginia Street Cafe. The public is invited to attend. The ticketed event will...

by Don Richeson -  The May Daze event, which had been announced for today, Saturday, May 29, have been postponed, due to today’s rainy, gusty weather in Urbanna. “The Urbanna May Daze event was postponed due to weather,” Urbanna Town Administrator Garth...

The 61-foot Nellie Crockett, left, (1925) and 55-foot F.D. Crockett (1924) were “on the hard” last week at Deltaville Boatyard. The Nellie Crockett is owned by Ted and Mimi Parish of Georgetown, Md. The Nellie normally gets its annual...

Council votes suggest changes ahead by Tom Chillemi -  The Urbanna Town Council appears to be looking for a new town attorney. After a closed session at the May 13 meeting, Councilor Merri Hanson motioned that the town administrator issue “a...

Middlesex County has averaged 10 suicides a year in the past six years! by Larry Chowning -  “We are not alone” was the theme of a roundtable panel on suicide and mental health presented at the historic Middlesex County courthouse on...