News
Proposed county school bus garage could cost $1 million
by Larry Chowning –
The Middlesex County School Board learned at its regular monthly meeting on December 9 that a proposed new bus garage may cost considerably more than the $500,000 originally estimated and set aside in the Capital Improvement...
Investigation continues into death at Norris Bridge
by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi –
Traffic was closed for an hour on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge Monday morning due to a police investigation.
Traffic in both lanes was halted following a 9:15 a.m. call to the Lancaster County Sheriff’s...
Counseling will be offered in connection with death of school resource officer
Many in the community are saddened by the death of Middlesex Deputy Sheriff Melinda Hart, who has served as the school resource officer at St. Clare Walker Middle School for several years. While the circumstances surrounding her passing are...
Smiles from heaven and here on Earth
by Tom Chillemi –
Something was not right.
Seven-year old Kyler Congleton was in the playground at Harmony Grove Baptist Church near Topping when he noticed some graves in the cemetery did not have flowers and others did.
A few were decorated,...
Keep things in balance
by Tom Chillemi –
Middlesex Treasurer Betty Bray was asked, “What’s a good day for retiring?”
“When everything balances,” responded Bray, who is closing out a 20-year career successfully handling millions of dollars for Middlesex County.
At times Bray has...
Heartfelt thanks and good cheer
by Mary Lib Hoinkes
MCPL Board Advancement
Committee Chair –
As I sit down to write, it occurs to me that a number of things are coming to an end. Most obviously, 2019, and I do hope that it has been a...
Next Sentinel to appear January 2
The Sentinel office will be closed Thursday, December 19, through Thursday, December 26.
The office will reopen at 9 a.m. on Friday, December 27, and will be open on Monday, December 30, and until noon on Tuesday, December 31 (New...
Support for adopting sanctuary resolution was strong
by Larry Chowning –
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted 3-1-1 on Tuesday, December 3, to join over 40 other Virginia counties and towns to become a Second Amendment Sanctuary County.
After listening to 34 speakers at the meeting, the...
Body of Hartfield woman found
by Tom Chillemi –
The body of a 61-year-old woman was found two days after she was reported missing, said Major M.E. Sampson of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office (MSO).
Irene Marie Lee of Hartfield was reported missing on Wednesday, December 4,...
After serving 3 terms, Middlesex Commissioner of the Revenue to retire
Middlesex County Commissioner of the Revenue P.J. “Bonnie” Davenport is retiring December 31, 2019 after working in the commissioner’s office for 22 years. She started working in the office in 1997 when commissioner Stanley Lewis hired her as a...
