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Dominion seeks new permit for ongoing river project
by Jackie Nunnery -
It has been roughly a year since Dominion Energy began construction on the underwater transmission line project in the Rappahannock River and in the shadows of the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge.
However, the work...
Authorities release more info on Jan. 2 Glenns crash
by Don Richeson -
The driver of a pickup truck that plowed through a brick wall and into a vacant Route 17 building Saturday night is now behind bars in a Saluda jail and facing multiple charges, the Sentinel learned...
Christmas Friends completes its 35th year
The busy 2020 pace for Christmas Friends came to an end Saturday with the delivery of gifts to 194 needy children and 64 needy or disabled senior adults in Middlesex County.
Volunteers in vans and trucks spread out in 12...
Big changes loom in town government
Urbanna administrator resigns
by Tom Chillemi -
The Town of Urbanna government is about to undergo major changes.
Taking office on Jan. 1, 2021 will be a new mayor in Barbara Hartley. Also, three different town councilors will join three incumbents...
Cooks Corner complex getting $750,000 revamp
by Larry Chowning -
The Cooks Corner Office Complex (CCOC) at Cooks Corner awaits an estimated $750,000 renovation, which is expected to begin in spring 2021. The bid process will start in late January 2021, said Middlesex County Administrator Matt...
Route 625 closing for bridge replacement
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) announced at the Dec. 1 Middlesex County Board of Supervisors meeting that it will replace the bridge on Route 625 over Barrick’s Mill Pond. Work is scheduled to start by February 2021. Route 625,...
Supervisor to EDA: Fix roof of old Cooks Corner building
by Larry Chowning -
With the pull-out of developers in the Cooks Corner brewpub project, at least one county supervisor feels an urgency now to repair the roof on the old Rappahannock Central Elementary (RCE) school cafeteria/auditorium building.
Harmony Village Supervisor...
COVID-19 fears close Urbanna town office
by Tom Chillemi -
Due to COVID-19 precautions, the Urbanna Town Council voted to keep the town office closed until Dec. 29.
The action came at council’s Dec. 10 meeting in which Urbanna Mayor Diane Gravatt said she ordered the Urbanna...
Middlesex officials: Atlantic Broadband is trying to improve
by Larry Chowning -
A meeting with an Atlantic Broadband (ABB) official concerning the firm’s efforts to provide reliable customer service during this COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) acceptance, for now, that the...
Virginia-wide curfew now in effect intended to aid in COVID-19 fight
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday, Dec. 10, new targeted measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in all areas of Virginia. Executive Order Seventy-Two directs Virginians — including Middlesex County residents...
