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by Larry Chowning -   The Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) was formed in Deltaville in fall 1958 in the garage of Mrs. William F. Marchant. Prior to that, and until 1969, local funeral homes provided ambulance service in the...

by Tom Chillemi -  Among the most relevant items in the proposed fiscal year 2021-2022 Urbanna budget is lack of funding for the town community swimming pool to open this year. Councilor Bill Goldsmith, who serves as chairman of the...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, April 6, to give Middlesex County homeowners living in residential subdivisions the right to decide if gunfire is unsafe in their neighborhood. The new Middlesex County subdivision...

Would come over two years by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) appears to have found a way to leverage enough funding to receive $160,000 in state funds to support a 2.5% salary increase plus a...

Nearby counties without Middlesex’s tax burden hurt boating businesses here by Tom Chillemi -  The case for eliminating the boat tax was bolstered by comments from marina owners made to the Lancaster Board of Supervisors on March 25. During the...

by Larry Chowning -  Middlesex Broadband Authority (MBA) has been awarded an $882,935 Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant to extend broadband to areas in the county closely located to where Atlantic Broadband (ABB) services end. The grant was part of a...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is moving forward to install new heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) rooftop units at Middlesex Elementary School (MES) in Locust Hill. The MCBS voted unanimously on March 2 to...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved on March 2 a $36,000 appropriation to adhere to a Virginia State Board of Elections (VSBE) mandate requiring the Middlesex County Electoral Board (MCEB) to upgrade electronic poll-books. MCEB...

MC supervisors surprised by price tag on revamp of Whiting Creek Landing by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors learned at its March 2 board meeting that the low bid for the Whiting Creek parking and bulkhead...

by Tom Chillemi -  Debbie’s Family Restaurant in Locust Hill lost most of its lunchtime business on March 25 when construction crews laying pipe for the Middlesex Water Authority dug across the entrance, said owner Debbie Warnick. Construction crews were supposed...