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Two vehicles collide at U.S. Route 17 near Saluda
Virginia State Police Senior Trooper J.W. Krom investigated the two-vehicle crash at U.S. Route 17 and Town Bridge Road that occurred on April 18 at 5 p.m., reported Sgt. J. Teagle of the Virginia State Police’s Gloucester office.
Through Trooper...
Middlesex supervisors will have final say on Deltaville ‘solar farm’
The Middlesex County Historic Courthouse was packed on April 10 with citizens opposing a 20-megawatt utility scale solar energy facility on 77 acres off of North End Road in Deltaville.
For an hour and 45 minutes, 13 people in opposition...
Groundbreaking to replace bridge accelerated
Bridge work may begin in ’28, eight years earlier than previously planned
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday, April 15, announced construction to replace the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge over the Rappahannock River between the Middle Peninsula and...
May finish eyed for Puller Ctr. revamp into sheriff’s HQ
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved the final supplement costs of nearly $170,000 to complete the Puller Center restoration into the Middlesex County Sheriff and Emergency Services offices at Cooks Corner.
Middlesex County Sheriff David Bushey informed the...
Broad Creek dredging may now go deeper than officials earlier expected
Middlesex County received some good news last week as County Administrator Matt Walker informed the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) on Tuesday, April 8, that Seaward Marine, the firm that was hired by the county to dredge Broad...
Broad Creek dredge project starts
The long-awaited Deltaville Broad Creek dredging project has started, reported an official of Seaward Marine, the firm that was hired by the county to dredge the creek.
The county has been awarded a $2.3 million Virginia Port Authority grant for...
Large solar facility in Deltaville on agenda at meeting tonight
Citizens question safety of solar panel materials
A decision on a $40 million solar energy facility in Deltaville will be before the Middlesex County Planning Commission when it meets tonight, Thursday, April 10, at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse in...
Middlesex supervisors clash on rebates
Two Middlesex County supervisors are at odds over the possibility of giving real estate tax rebates to Middlesex taxpayers, rather than lowering the tax rate after each county reassessment of property.
At the March regularly scheduled Middlesex County Board of...
Restoration work on Urbanna Museum starts
Repairing cracks in 1760s town-owned center estimated cost: $250,000
Brick masons have begun work this week on restoring cracks in a portion of the west wall of the circa 1760s Urbanna Museum and Visitors Center building on Virginia Street.
Kevin Nieto...
Officials vote to delay ‘body cams’ for MC deputies
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on March 25 to allow a $20,000 grant to lapse that was to go towards the purchase of “body cameras” for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s (MCS) Office. The board also voted...
