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by Tom Chillemi -  At the foot of Virginia Street in Urbanna is an aging marina. Owner Latane Montague of Urbanna and Alexandria said the metal boathouse there was built in 1956 by his grandfather. Montague plans to rebuild the...

by Larry Chowning -  A battery electrical storage facility on a 12-acre site at Harmony Village is being proposed on land at the intersection of General Puller Highway  (Route 33) and Grey’s Point Road (Route 3), across from the Dominion...

by Tom Chillemi -  Urbanna has been without a town administrator or a zoning administrator since Jan. 1. The town administrator resigned and the zoning administrator retired. The Urbanna Town Council met in closed session on Feb. 1 to interview two...

From staff reports - BREAKING NEWS — As a winter storm is expected to bring snow to Middlesex County starting overnight Saturday, Jan. 30, Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews have been conducting pretreatment operations and stand ready to...

Reassessor tells Middlesex supervisors: 20% increase likely by Larry Chowning -  During an update on the county’s current reassessment of real estate at its Jan. 5 board meeting, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) learned that real estate values...

by Larry Chowning -       Students at Middlesex Elementary School (MES) and St. Clare Walker Middle School (SCW) were diagnosed last week with the COVID-19 virus, reported Middlesex County Public Schools Superintendent Peter Gretz. “Eight MES students were considered to...

by Tom Chillemi -  Among the many historic houses in Urbanna is the Gressitt House, which was probably constructed in the 1740s and was once home to Urbanna’s harbormaster, according to the Museum In The Streets walking tour. Councilor Larry Chowning...

by Larry Chowning -  Middlesex County’s auditor Paul Lee of Robinson, Farmer, Cox Associates PLLC gave the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors some good financial news at the supervisors’ Jan. 5 meeting. The annual audit report was for fiscal year 2019/2020,...

by Tom Chillemi -  In 1963, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, delivered his famous “I have a Dream” speech. It was a defining moment in...

Present sheriff’s HQ termed too small for MCSO current needs by Larry Chowning -  At the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) first-of-year work session on Friday, Jan. 8, Hartfield representative John Koontz named his number one priority for the...