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Urbanna council to meet electronically Oct. 8
by Tom Chillemi -
The Urbanna Town Council will meet electronically on Thursday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m.
Join the meeting on your phone by dialing 1(571)317-3122. When prompted insert Access Code: 277-765-941. There will be a public comment period.
On the agenda is...
Topping man uninjured after crashing replica of Red Baron’s triplane
Lost power after taking off from Hummel Field
by Don Richeson -
BREAKING NEWS — World War I’s deadliest fighter pilot — German Manfred Albrecht Freiherr von Richthofen, nicknamed the “Red Baron” — was known for getting out of scrapes again...
Waterman’s Park Reborn
Urbanna neighbors team up to transform overgrown area
by Tom Chillemi -
Sprucing up Urbanna’s Waterman’s Park began with neighbors talking about a facelift for the “pocket park” located at the end of Colorado Avenue.
After 20 years plants had overgrown in...
School solar sites lucrative
Middlesex schools get windfall from selling energy certificates to Sun Tribe Solar
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Public School (MCPS) system’s pioneer efforts in establishing solar energy at all three county school facilities are paying off.
At the Middlesex...
Hearing set for rules on rentals
by Tom Chillemi -
An ordinance regulating short-term rental properties will now go to the Urbanna Town Council.
On Sept. 22, the Urbanna Planning Commission conducted a “virtual” public hearing on the proposed ordinance at which no member of the public...
Ways to reopen Taber probed
by Tom Chillemi -
The Urbanna Town Council is considering ways to open the Taber Park playground for limited use. This would require an employee be at the playground when it’s open to monitor activity to assure compliance with Centers...
Hartfield-area crash Friday claims woman’s life
Two-truck collision also sends two men to area hospitals
by Don Richeson -
BREAKING NEWS — A Hartfield-Topping area crash Friday evening claimed the life of Wicomoco Church woman and seriously injured her husband.
Gladys Elise Vito, 73, was a passenger in...
Middlesex water system costs soar
by Tom Chillemi -
The Middlesex Water Authority (MWA), which is about to break ground on a water system for central and eastern Middlesex County, is like a new business and the lender wants to be sure its loan will...
Middlesex now “high risk” for COVID-19 cases
Death toll in county climbs to nine, 110 MC coronavirus cases reported
by Larry Chowning -
Coronavirus has hit Middlesex County residents hard over the summer as the community has had nine deaths from the virus.
Director of Three Rivers Health District...
MIDDLESEX CO. VIGIL FOR RBG
Mourners (above) gather for an impromptu peaceful candlelight vigil Saturday evening at the old Middlesex County Courthouse in Saluda following the death the previous day of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Afterwards, they left candles and an “RBG”...
