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A Veterans Day celebration will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 11, on the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse Lawn at the intersection of Route 17 Business and Route 33 in Saluda. The program is sponsored by American Legion...

While the Middlesex Water Authority (MWA) is working towards building the Eastern Middlesex County Water System, construction began last week on an interim water system to serve Cooks Corner. Middlesex County will be receiving about $3 million in grant funding...

by Tom Chillemi –  Some call them “spare parts cars,” others call them “junk.” Whatever the name, Middlesex County is considering a law to require “inoperable vehicles” to be shielded from view. On Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m. the Middlesex...

by Carrie Dos Santos MCPL Executive Director –  As most readers of this column know, the Middlesex County Public Library is a non-profit organization. As such, all monetary contributions are pumped into our services, buildings, and collections for the public. Our...

The Middlesex NAACP will hold a candidate forum Thursday, October 24, at St. Clare Walker Middle School on Route 33 in Locust Hill. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the forum begins at 6 p.m. As of Tuesday, most candidates...

A U.S. Marine Corps detachment from Fort Lee in Petersburg made its 26th annual relay run to Christ Church Parish at Christchurch for a memorial service at the grave of Lt. General Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, the most decorated...

by Bill Powell Events Director Deltaville Maritime Museum –  October is here, the leaves are falling, and here comes the 16th Annual Holly Point Art & Seafood Festival on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This jewel of a festival offers...

by Tom Chillemi –  Candidates for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, Middlesex Commissioner of the Revenue and Middlesex Commonwealth’s Attorney spoke at a candidate forum on October 10 at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA). In his opening statement, sheriff’s candidate C.B. Blair...

by Tom Chillemi –  Sidewalks in Urbanna that are uneven or broken have been an issue for years.  While some sidewalks are the responsibility of VDOT, the town owns much of the sidewalks and is responsible for their upkeep and repair.  For...

by Tom Chillemi –  Sometimes tractors fly. And when they do it’s exciting. Crabbe Aviation of Hanover was in Middlesex County last week spreading rye seed on about 700 acres. Rye is a grass that will become a cover crop for...