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U.S. govt. shutdown, tiger beetles stall Mill Creek Landing dredging
Year in, year out, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors seeks ways to address silt and sand that every ten to 12 months returns to blanket the waterside opening of Mill Creek public boat landing in Wake.
Middlesex County Planning...
Stormont landfill could become site for solar power
Middlesex Supervisors recently visited a solar farm at a former Albemarle County landfill site, in an effort to decide whether a solar farm will work at the former Middlesex county landfill site at Stormont.
At the board’s Tuesday, Oct. 7,...
Youths study ecosystems found at Urbanna Creek
Sponsored by the Urbanna Oyster Festival Marine Legacy Program, Chesapeake Academy fourth and seventh grade students recently enjoyed half-day boat trips designed to illuminate the marine ecosystems in Urbanna Creek. Students enjoyed learning about the life cycle of crabs...
Authorities investigate Deltaville Yachting Center death; no evidence of foul play
Authorities are investigating the “unattended death” of a 60-year-old man who was found deceased on his live-aboard sailboat at the Deltaville Yachting Center in Deltaville on Monday, reported Maj. M.E. Sampson of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office.
According to Maj....
Neighborhood hero makes a difference
Sometimes taking action can make a difference.
For example, on a recent weekend day Billy Sanford, a resident of Piankatank Shores subdivision in Hartfield, looked out into the mist rising over the Piankatank River and saw an odd shape in...
Issues over not being allowed to speak at public meetings resurface
Issues over not being allowed to speak at public meetings resurfaced at the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors Sept. 9 meeting when Supervisors Chairman Don Harris threatened to have citizens removed from the room for not abiding by public...
Supervisors seek info on proposed ‘campground’
Would handle some customer overflow from Deltaville’s Dockside Inn
Middlesex Supervisors voted 3-2 on Sept. 8 at a public hearing to table action on a special exception request to allow a six unit “campground” at 70 Dockside Drive in Deltaville.
Chris...
Learn about planting, growing and life cycles
Jill Shores of Urbanna retired last year after 34 years of dedicated service to Middlesex Elementary School (MES) as a kindergarten, second grade and third grade teacher.
For most of that time, she taught third grade and in 2022, she...
Deltaville man wins $1 million in Va. Lottery
Waits five months to claim prize; bought ticket at D’ville 7-Eleven
George Clayton of Deltaville waited more than five months to claim his Mega Millions prize of $1 million, according to the Virginia Lottery.
Clayton’s ticket was just one number...
Location of town hall to change
The Town of Urbanna will not be purchasing the current town hall building at 390 Virginia St. Instead, the town council plans to purchase another building as a new town hall, said Mayor Bill Goldsmith this week.
At its meeting...
