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Urbanna has been awarded a $450,000 federal grant, with no local match required, for  preliminary engineering, design, and environmental review activities necessary to repair or replace the bridge serving the Urbanna Town Marina. However, the grant specifically states that the town...

Once owned by Lincoln’s granddaughter Demolition spotlights Middlesex’s lack of historic preservation ordinance Middlesex County Planning and Zoning Director David Kretz said last week that the antebellum 1840s Hartfield mansion “Woodstock on the Piankatank,” sometimes referred to as the “Lincoln house,”...

Three persons have qualified as candidates for the special election for Middlesex County sheriff set for Nov. 3, reported Melissa D. Welch, director of elections and general registrar for Middlesex County. Christopher J. Easter, 47, of Saluda, served in...

Urbanna has been awarded a $450,000 federal grant, with no local matching funds required, to help replace the bridge leading to Urbanna Town Marina, reported John B. Edwards Jr., interim executive director  of the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission...

The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) is considering approval of a $1,000 retention bonus to all Middlesex school staff who will be returning for the 2026-2027 school year. Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz reported at the...

Most attendees urge no vote on redistricting There were horns blowing in approval; flags and “No Vote” posters waving; and a rather young President Donald Trump look-alike walking amongst the crowd at a Middlesex County Republican Party-sponsored rally Saturday...

The Middlesex County Little League program kicked off its regular season on Friday, April 10, with an opening day ceremony at the Middlesex County Sports Complex in Locust Hill, followed by games at the complex. This is the 39th year...

Barking dogs, loud music, yelling, and other certain “plainly audible” noises that travel across property lines are now prohibited by a new Middlesex County noise ordinance approved unanimously by the Middlesex Board of Supervisors following a public hearing on...

The Southside Sentinel received eight awards — including three first place wins — in the 2025 Virginia Press Association (VPA) News and Advertising Contest. The Sentinel competed in the VPA’s non-daily group two category, which includes more than 27...

Deltaville representative Randy Crittenden informed supervisors that residents on Lovers Lane and adjoining streets have requested that the county consider an ordinance allowing golf carts. Kretz reported that he prepared a map of the area and submitted it to VDOT...