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From staff reports -  The Southside Sentinel received two first place awards and five second place awards in the 2020 Virginia Press Association (VPA) News and Advertising Contest. Newspapers across Virginia annually submit their best work in the VPA’s contest...

Multiple dogs perish in blaze by Tom Chillemi -  Fire quickly consumed an older house at Church View on April 20. Several dogs perished in the blaze, but no people were injured. The older house was “balloon construction,” where the wall interior...

Crashes through window, “decorates” Christchurch home by Tom Chillemi -  Do turkeys, like cats, have nine lives? If they do, there’s a turkey in the woods near Christchurch that has used three of its lives. Angela Dory-Edwards and her husband Donald Edwards...

by Larry Chowning -  While upgrading electrical service to the Northern Neck, in May through August 2020, Dominion Energy (DE) used an easement located on Route 3 across from the entrance to Grey’s Point Campground owned by Toney to store...

Not a single citizen sounds off during last week’s hearing on proposed Middlesex budget by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is expected to vote on a $29 million fiscal year 2021-2022 budget (FY 22) today, April...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...