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by Tom Chillemi -  The Town of Urbanna has more than $28,000 in delinquent water accounts that it will be working to collect. The normal enforcement procedure for those who do not pay their water and sewer bills is for the...

The Urbanna Town Council will meet remotely via Zoom on Thursday, May 13, at 6:30 p.m. On the agenda is discussion of the proposed budget and repair of the boat ramp at the town marina. Reports will be made by the...

On Sunday, May 16 at 4 p.m., the Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society will present a virtual program entitled, “Tangier Islanders in Urbanna and The Great Storm of 1933." The program will include a discussion of Tangier Islanders...

Jessie and Williams cast no votes, cite overspending by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved a $29 million fiscal year (FY) 2021-2022 budget on a 3-2 vote on Thursday, April 29, at a special called...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Urbanna Town Council voted last month to spend $6,100 to replace rotted wood and to paint the front of the Urbanna Town Hall building. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. At the April 22...

From staff reports -  The Southside Sentinel received two first place awards and five second place awards in the 2020 Virginia Press Association (VPA) News and Advertising Contest. Newspapers across Virginia annually submit their best work in the VPA’s contest...

Multiple dogs perish in blaze by Tom Chillemi -  Fire quickly consumed an older house at Church View on April 20. Several dogs perished in the blaze, but no people were injured. The older house was “balloon construction,” where the wall interior...

Crashes through window, “decorates” Christchurch home by Tom Chillemi -  Do turkeys, like cats, have nine lives? If they do, there’s a turkey in the woods near Christchurch that has used three of its lives. Angela Dory-Edwards and her husband Donald Edwards...

by Larry Chowning -  While upgrading electrical service to the Northern Neck, in May through August 2020, Dominion Energy (DE) used an easement located on Route 3 across from the entrance to Grey’s Point Campground owned by Toney to store...

Not a single citizen sounds off during last week’s hearing on proposed Middlesex budget by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is expected to vote on a $29 million fiscal year 2021-2022 budget (FY 22) today, April...