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by Tom Chillemi -  There are three ways to vote in the Nov. 3, 2020 General Election, said Melissa Welch, Middlesex County director of elections and general registrar. Voters can vote by mail with an absentee ballot, vote early in...

Middlesex school officials consider using tech center for some students by Larry Chowning -  Due to COVID-19, Middlesex High School (MHS) students started classes this week using “virtual” instruction. A few MHS students, however, may be attending hybrid in-person classes...

by Larry Chowning -  Middlesex County Board of Supervisors Hartfield representative John Koontz and Middlesex Department of Social Services (MDSS) Director Rebecca Morgan are encouraging Middlesex County citizens to fill out the 2020 census to aid in the financial health...

by Tom Chillemi -  A mix-up in paperwork has negated the public hearing on short-term rentals and amendments to the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act that the Urbanna Planning Commission conducted on Aug. 25. On Tuesday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. the...

by Larry Chowning -  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) will open the 2020-2021 school year this Monday, Aug. 31, under a (state) phase one plan using “virtual” instruction for at least the first six weeks. How...

by Tom Chillemi -  Tidewater Trail (U.S. Route 17) runs parallel to the Dragon Swamp from near Tappahannock to Saluda, where the highway crosses Dragon Run. Since 1957, southbound traffic has crossed the stream on a concrete bridge that is...

(Editor’s note: This is the fourth and final in a series of background stories submitted as part of Urbanna Founders Day celebration, which was officially observed Aug. 1.)       by Barbara Lovelace -  Urbanna Founders Day 2020’s “virtual” presentation...

Middlesex response rate 27% below state average; funding losses feared by Larry Chowning -  It is “census year” and time for Middlesex County households to fill out the 2020 United States Census. Some Middlesex residents have already filled out the census. The...

The NAACP Middlesex Branch recently announced the August, September and October general membership meetings, which are for the purpose of election of officers and at-large members of the executive committee. The meetings include: 7 p.m. Aug. 25 — Via...

by Larry Chowning -  During an update on a proposed Deltaville multi-purpose path project on Aug. 4, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors was told the cost of a walking/bicycle bridge across Mill Creek, off of Jackson Creek, will cost...