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Norris Bridge going to one lane April 26-30
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced that motorists can expect delays on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge this Monday through Friday, April 26 through 30.
On Monday, VDOT will begin a week of routine bridge maintenance...
New historic Urbanna model available
by Larry Chowning -
Urbanna Beautification Inc. (committee) has added a new Cat’s Meow, the Wormeley-Lee-Montague House, to its collection of models of historical buildings in Urbanna.
All Cat’s Meow houses are for sale at R.S. Bristow’s Store, Nimcock Gallery and...
Fairfield roadwork set for start in May
by Larry Chowning -
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Residency Administrator Joyce McGowan reported at the April 6 Middlesex County Board of Supervisors meeting that work is expected to begin on Fairfield Landing Road (Route 708) in May.
Fairfield Landing Road...
Candidates starting to qualify to run for MC seats up for grabs
by Tom Chillemi -
On the ballot for the Nov. 2 General Election are the Saluda and Hartfield district seats on the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors and the Middlesex School Board. There is also a special election to choose...
Middlesex supervisors considering tax hikes
Public can sound off on the proposed budget during a 7 p.m. April 22 Zoom meeting
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is considering a $29 million budget for the coming fiscal year. It includes increases in...
Middlesex Co. Rescue Squad Facing Multiple Challenges
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) was formed in Deltaville in fall 1958 in the garage of Mrs. William F. Marchant. Prior to that, and until 1969, local funeral homes provided ambulance service in the...
Town pool opening in question
by Tom Chillemi -
Among the most relevant items in the proposed fiscal year 2021-2022 Urbanna budget is lack of funding for the town community swimming pool to open this year. Councilor Bill Goldsmith, who serves as chairman of the...
Subdivisions can restrict gunfire, if enough object
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 6, to give Middlesex County homeowners living in residential subdivisions the right to decide if gunfire is unsafe in their neighborhood.
The new Middlesex County subdivision...
Five percent pay hike eyed for employees of MC schools
Would come over two years
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) appears to have found a way to leverage enough funding to receive $160,000 in state funds to support a 2.5% salary increase plus a...
Marina Owners Decry Boat Tax
Nearby counties without Middlesex’s tax burden hurt boating businesses here
by Tom Chillemi -
The case for eliminating the boat tax was bolstered by comments from marina owners made to the Lancaster Board of Supervisors on March 25. During the...
