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School budget public hearing due Monday
by Larry Chowning –
The Middlesex County School Board will hold a public hearing on a proposed $20,236,431 2020-21 (FY21) school budget on Monday, February 24, at 7 p.m. in the Historic Middlesex Courthouse in Saluda. The proposal calls for...
Dominion grant will partially fund 2 electric school buses
The Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) was recently notified of having been awarded a Dominion Energy grant to partially fund two new electric 75-seat school buses.
At a joint board of supervisors and school board budget work session on February...
Board wants Church View Post Office to remain open
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors agreed on February 4 to send a resolution to Congressman Rob Wittman requesting that the U.S. Postal Service continue operation of Church View Post Office and to provide a proper post office facility.
Board...
‘China and Latin America’ to be Great Decisions topic
How does Latin America fit into China’s “One Belt, One Road” plan?
Dr. Corliss Tacosa will speak on this important topic to the Middlesex Great Decisions group at 10 a.m. this Friday, February 14, at the Deltaville Community Association Center,...
Lancaster man sentenced to over 30 years for second-degree murder
Convicted murderer Tariq Joel Beane, 17, of Lancaster will be more than 44 years old when he becomes eligible to get out of prison.
Following a three-day trial in October, 2019, a Middlesex County Circuit Court jury found Beane guilty...
Capital Improvement Plan approved; sewer top priority
by Tom Chillemi –
Sewer remains the first priority in the Middlesex County Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for years 2020-24. The CIP was approved by the Middlesex Board of Supervisors on February 4.
The board’s action followed a public hearing.
Middlesex is...
Concert donations to aid rebuilding of St. Paul’s BC
February 15 at the Middle School
by Larry Chowning –
“The devil wanted it for bad; but God made it for good!”
These are the words of Rev. Kenneth Dunn as St. Paul’s Baptist Church in Jamaica is being rebuilt after the...
Great Decisions to discuss human trafficking
Human trafficking and modern slavery have become major public issues over the past two decades. Almost every nation has enacted laws criminalizing human trafficking, and international organizations, governments, and non-government organizations sponsor a large variety of projects to curb...
Middlesex considers real estate reassessment
by Larry Chowning –
During a Middlesex County Board of Supervisors budget work session Tuesday, February 4, county officials discussed having a real estate reassessment start this summer with new assessment values going into effect in the 2021-22 (FY22) budget...
Proposed rezoning would allow Bethpage expansion
by Tom Chillemi –
Bethpage Camp-Resort near Urbanna is seeking to rezone a parcel of about 180 acres to Waterfront Commercial from Low Density Rural so it may add 534 campsites and 61 cottages to its existing 970 sites.
The owner...
