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Middlesex corn crop looking good this summer
The timing of rain for corn has been perfect this summer, said Evan Perry, manager of Corbin Hall Farm near Water View.
Hartfield F.D. is accepting pesticides Tuesday morning
The Virginia Pesticide Collection Program will take in unwanted, outdated or banned pesticides for safe disposal 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 31…
Middlesex native to give talk on post-Civil War Black Richmonders
The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society Inc. will sponsor a “virtual” talk by Dr. Carey Latimore IV on Sunday, Sept. 12, at 4 p.m. Dr. Latimore’s topic will be “The Continued Struggle: African Americans in Richmond, Pursuit of...
Property line fix coming to Canoe House Landing
A 20-year-old property line adjustment issue at Canoe House Landing Public Beach on the Rappahannock River and in the Jamaica District should soon be resolved…
Town council divided on constructing a pier
by Tom Chillemi -
The Urbanna Town Council is divided on what should be done with a narrow strip of land where Virginia Street meets Urbanna Creek. Payne’s Crab House used to shed crabs on this 30-foot-wide parcel that is...
Supervisors mull risks of sketchy transplants
Supervisors heard an alarming report from several American Chinese who said that the Chinese Communist Party was euthanizing political foes, harvesting their organs and selling them…
Lower K&Q Baptist Church in Dragonville burns to the ground in 1 a.m. Friday blaze
Lower King and Queen Baptist Church in Dragonville was destroyed by an early morning fire on Friday, Aug. 13, as more than 40 firefighters from area fire companies responded to the blaze.
HRSD makes case for pump station
Nearly 40 citizens turned out to hear a presentation by representatives of HRSD on plans to build a pump station at 215 Linden Ave. in Urbanna.
Wheeler, Kime to stay in their current posts
Following a brief closed session, the Urbanna Town Council voted to make permanent the staff positions of Town Administrator Garth Wheeler and Zoning Administrator Roy Kime.
“Unkind comments on social media” lead to more costly trash service
"Unkind comments on social media pushed that vendor well beyond any comfort level, to declare the contract was not worth the abuse. Yes, folks, words have consequences."
