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VDOT wants out of owning, overseeing The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) wants out of ownership and maintenance obligations of four public wharves in the Middle Peninsula, including Jackson Creek State Dock at the end of Lovers Lane in...

If things work out, Urbanna could get more federal dollars to build a new bridge at the Urbanna Town Marina.  On Aug. 20, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Montross, who represents Virginia’s First Congressional District, highlighted, via a press release, the...

At a recent Middlesex County Kiwanis Club meeting, the guest speaker was Dr. Tracy Seitz, superintendent of Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS). The topic that Dr. Seitz chose to speak about was “community.” She said that Middlesex schools host...

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved an additional full-time deputy to manage increasing security demands at the Middlesex Courthouse. The board took action at its Aug. 4 regular meeting at the request of Sheriff Mickey Sampson, who said staffing...

After a public hearing on Tuesday, Aug. 4, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a golf cart and utility vehicle zone ordinance allowing golf carts and utility vehicles to operate on Lovers Lane (Route 1101) and Norhall...

Bob Duval was working on his dock, walking in the marsh of Healy’s Creek, when he fell. When he got cleaned up there was a tiny cut on his shin, a puncture about the size  of a pencil’s lead....

More than 150 Middlesex County Public Schools students attended the fifth annual “Splish, Splash Back to School Bash” offered at Camp Piankatank in Hartfield on Saturday, Aug. 8 for a fun day in the pool, on the basketball court,...

Majority of supervisors oppose hiring $80,725 plus benefits asst. commonwealth’s attorney The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors appears ready to fight a lawsuit rather than fund an assistant commonwealth’s attorney that would review and handle law enforcement’s body-worn camera recordings. On Aug....

Two highway roundabouts are planned for Twiggs Ferry Road (Route 3) about three miles from each other. One roundabout, fully funded for $6.7 million, will be near Hartfield at the intersection of Twiggs Ferry Road (Route 3) and Stampers...