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Youngkin visits to sign bill expediting bridge replacement
With the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge in the background, Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Thursday, Aug. 28, ceremonially signed legislation to speed up the replacement bridge project by eight years. Construction is scheduled to begin in 2028.
When completed,...
Supervisors seek more ‘balanced’ historical items
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors, to provide a more diverse and historical balance to the image of Middlesex County history at the old courthouse, has converted its downstairs lobby into a historical display area.
Supervisors in partnership with the...
Saluda girl raises money for various causes
“The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate,
but in what you give away.”
Before the age of 12, Saluda resident Addy Parsley learned how good it feels to help people, and agrees with this quote from...
Another real estate assessment may tax some out of homes
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted unanimously in August to authorize County Administrator Matt Walker to sign a contract hiring Cowan Services LLC to begin immediately to start a countywide reassessment.
The board voiced concern that the assessment...
Crop dusting with drones in Middlesex County, VA
Unmanned aerial vehicles fertilize Middlesex fields
This summer, CLAS Corporation LLC of Saluda contracted to have some of its cornfields sprayed with fungicide and fertilizer, explained Allen Hunt, who with his father Chuck, owns CLAS. “We utilize technology to...
Passing banned on Norris Bridge
Passing is no longer allowed on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge. VDOT closed the bridge for around two hours overnight Friday to paint double yellow lines the full length of the nearly two-mile long span linking Middlesex and...
Longtime MC administrator Walker to retire
County Administrator Matt Walker announced his retirement last week, effective March 31, 2026, after more than 32 years of service in Virginia local government — 17 years and 14 of those as the county administrator.
Walker took over the helm...
Input sought on county site near Saluda
Supervisors ask what possibilities there are for the county-owned property located between Cooks Corner and Saluda.
History
Middlesex County purchased the Latimore property in 2006 to build a sewage treatment facility that would have discharged into the marshes of Urbanna Creek....
Police: Truck-camper not in Aug. 1 Norris Bridge crash
In separate Monday incident, parts fall from bridge
The Virginia State Police (VSP) originally reported that an Aug. 1 crash on the Robert O. Norris Bridge involved a towed camper that left the scene. However on Aug. 13, the...
Urbanna man’s PTSD from Vietnam War is focus of documentary
Something Different crowd previews ‘trailer’
Urbanna author Bob Means’ real life story of his horrid days in the Vietnam War and his struggle to cope with years of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) will be the topic of a documentary focusing...
