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A Middlesex County sheriff’s deputy keeps watch for potential speeders this week while parked in the median of General Puller Highway (Route 33) at Cooks Corner. Responding to numerous complaints, the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office is using radar to...

by Tom Chillemi -  The plan to improve Hummel Field airport in Topping advanced on Feb. 2 when the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (BOS) approved a draft airport layout plan and sent it to the Virginia Department of Aviation (VDOA). The plan...

Garth Wheeler gets nod as town administrator; Roy Kime Sr. selected as zoning administrator by Tom Chillemi -  On Friday, Feb. 5, the Urbanna Town Council voted to hire Garth Wheeler of Urbanna as interim Urbanna town administrator and Roy Kime...

by Larry Chowning -  Three Middlesex County boat landings managed by the Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR), will now require purchasing “Access Permit” licenses to launch a canoe, kayak, sailboard or access to the property. DWR managed facilities had previously...

Decades-old practice of Urbanna’s mayor joining council in votes reportedly violates what is allowed by existing town charter by Tom Chillemi -  Under Urbanna’s Charter and the town’s election structure, the mayor is not to be permitted to vote on...

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...