News
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...
Christmas Friends needs three more delivery teams
Christmas Friends Inc. now has a website at Christmasfriends.org, and donating has gotten easier. With a few clicks, you can donate using PayPal or a credit card.
Christmas Friends is in its 34th year of helping the less fortunate of...
Middlesex is now a Second Amendment Sanctuary County
by Larry Chowning
After nearly two and a half hours of listening to speakers, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on December 3 that declares Middlesex a Second Amendment Sanctuary County.
The approval came on a 3-1-1...
Old leather gun case traced to former Urbanna resident who was a Governor
by Larry Chowning
When Marion Timbrook of Mechanicsville was cleaning out her great-uncle’s home in Rushmere near Smithfield, she came across a leather gun case dating back several generations.
At first she thought it might be a gun case related to...
Progress continues on Cooks Corner Revitalization Project
by Tom Chillemi -
The Middlesex Foundation plans to build 24 workforce housing apartments, a component of the Cooks Corner Revitalization Project.
The project has received $3 million in funding from multiple state and federal resources.
Housing, slated to be built...
Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade is this Friday
The Urbanna Christmas Parade will be held Friday, December 6. Food concessions will start at the firehouse at 4:30 p.m. At 6:15 p.m. the Hermitage Baptist Church Choir will perform on the steps of Bristow’s Store. Also, Beth Justice...
