News

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex Christian Skaters Skateboarding Club (MCSSC) may soon have a new county sanctioned skate park on a concrete slab left over from the playground at the old Rappahannock Central Elementary School at Cooks Corner. The Middlesex...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved on Feb. 2 to increase starting Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) deputies’ salaries up to the current Mathews County starting pay providing the total amount of the expenditure...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Town of Urbanna books have not been audited for two years, Councilor Steve Hollberg informed the town council at its Jan. 28 meeting. Hollberg said accurate books are essential when applying for grants and loans for...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Urbanna Town Council voted on Feb. 11 to petition the General Assembly to amend the town’s charter so that the mayor could vote on matters considered by the town council and make motions. An amendment...

by Don Richesen - Snowy drive from Cooks Corner to Urbanna Feb. 12, 2021 https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DONhCwgZSdo&feature=youtu.be

A Middlesex County sheriff’s deputy keeps watch for potential speeders this week while parked in the median of General Puller Highway (Route 33) at Cooks Corner. Responding to numerous complaints, the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is using radar to...

by Tom Chillemi -  The plan to improve Hummel Field airport in Topping advanced on Feb. 2 when the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved a draft airport layout plan and sent it to the Virginia Department of Aviation (VDOA). The plan...

Garth Wheeler gets nod as town administrator; Roy Kime Sr. selected as zoning administrator by Tom Chillemi -  On Friday, Feb. 5, the Urbanna Town Council voted to hire Garth Wheeler of Urbanna as interim Urbanna town administrator and Roy Kime...

by Larry Chowning -  Three Middlesex County boat landings managed by the Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), will now require purchasing “Access Permit” licenses to launch a canoe, kayak, sailboard or access to the property. DWR managed facilities had previously...

Decades-old practice of Urbanna’s mayor joining council in votes reportedly violates what is allowed by existing town charter by Tom Chillemi -  Under Urbanna’s Charter and the town’s election structure, the mayor is not to be permitted to vote on...