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MIDDLESEX, VA - From Lauren Wood: “K. LaMar Gresham and I are organizing the Middlesex Black Lives Matter March for Justice this Sunday, June 7 in cooperation with the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office. “The...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), which owns and operates the Urbanna wastewater treatment plant, has approached the town council about building a pump station in Taber Park. A parcel measuring 100- by 100-feet is needed,...

by Robert Mason Jr. and Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi -  While across America rallies for justice turned violent and riotous over the weekend, some 300 peaceful protesters came together in Kilmarnock Sunday to call for an end to racism and police brutality....

Watling, Cross and Virginia streets in the Town of Urbanna are getting a facelift as the Virginia Department of Transportation is having the streets repaved. Repaving started Sunday, May 31, and is scheduled to be completed by June 12,...

by Larry Chowning -  On the heels of Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s statewide executive order that masks be worn in public places, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors has developed a “Real Heroes Wear Masks” image and message campaign encouraging...

Site reopens after being clogged with sand for nearly two years by Larry Chowning -  The boat ramp at Mill Creek Landing in Wake was dredged of 1,800 cubic yards of sand last week and is officially open to boaters to...

by Tom Chillemi -  A fire Saturday destroyed the Deltaville workshop of Island Marine Canvas. The fire spread to the second floor of the residence, but firefighters brought it under control before it could damage the house extensively, said Jimmy Walden,...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved on May 7 a $26,715,638 FY-21 budget with no tax increases, using $567,638 from the county’s “rainy day” fund to balance the budget and also voted to advertise for...

by Tom Chillemi -  Concerns over COVID-19 caused the Urbanna Town Council to keep the town pool closed and cancel the fireworks that had been set for July 2. Council also agreed to keep the bathroom and showers at...

MC officials grapple with ongoing COVID-19 challenges Larry Chowning -  At a May 5 meeting, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors discussed a draft ordinance for wearing a mask in public in the event citizens do not adhere to a resolution...