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by Larry Chowning –  Sewer remains the first priority in the proposed Middlesex Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) for years 2020-24, while renovation of Middlesex High School is the second priority at $9 million. Middlesex is partnering with the Hampton Roads Sanitation...

by Tom Chillemi –  Uneven and broken sidewalks have long been a problem in Urbanna. At last, a solution may be at hand that will lift up sinking sidewalks. At the January 9 work session, Urbanna Mayor Diane Gravatt told the...

The community is invited to attend a free open house at the Middlesex Family YMCA on Saturday, January 11. Activities throughout the day will include sampler sessions of group exercise classes, wellness coach consultations on the fitness floor, a...

The community is invited to attend a free open house at the Middlesex Family YMCA on Saturday, January 11. Activities throughout the day will include sampler sessions of group exercise classes, wellness coach consultations on the fitness floor, a...

When the solar panels at Middlesex High School go online soon, Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) will become the first school division in the nation to have all school buildings completely powered by on-site renewable energy, said MCPS School Superintendent...

by Larry Chowning – The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors agreed Tuesday, January 7, to try again this year to get the Virginia General Assembly to approve a resolution allowing the county to collect a 5% transient occupancy tax. Supervisors...

by Tom Chillemi –  Deputy sheriff Melinda Hart, the school resource officer at St. Clare Walker Middle School for several years, died on December 29. During a candlelight vigil on December 31, she was remembered as a caring and loving...

by Larry Chowning – The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) called an emergency shellfish closure from December 26 through January 8 on oyster grounds in waters in the Rappahannock River surrounding Parrott Island, including Locklies and Mill creeks in...

The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office dedicates this year's slideshow, of events from the past year (2019), in honor of Deputy Melinda Hart. She was a devoted role-model for this community. She will certainly be missed.

by Larry Chowning –  Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring issued an advisory opinion on December 19 that said Second Amendment Sanctuary County resolutions passed by localities across Virginia have “no legal effect.” Herring stated in his opinion letter to Democrat Jay...