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HRSD to study closing wastewater plants
Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) will be studying the feasibility of closing the Urbanna, Saluda and West Point wastewater treatment plants and sending that wastewater to HRSD’s Williamsburg plant for treatment and discharged into the James River.
This Middle Peninsula...
MC supervisors propose $36.3 million budget
FY 2025-2026 budget reflects no property or personal property tax increase
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted last week to advertise for public hearing on a proposed $36,392,418 fiscal year (FY) 2025-2026 budget that reflects no property or...
Deltaville sock burning celebration
Spring has sprung and to mark the arrival of the annual sailing season in Deltaville about 450 people came out to burn their socks Saturday at the annual sock burning/oyster roast.
Karen Soule said that the eighth annual event is...
‘Air Tractors’ using Hummel airport as base to drop nitrogen
Yellow airplanes called “Air Tractors” have been criss-crossing area skies this week dropping nitrogen granules to fertilize pine trees.
Rice Flying Services of Corning, Ark., is the contractor and a team of subcontractors based in Cullman, Ala., flying two Air...
Supervisors grapple with state mandated bonus
Local funds needed to complete
pay out to eligible employees
Supervisors are hedging on paying out the $52,000 in local funds needed to complete the bonus for some employees in the sheriff’s office, commonwealth’s attorney’s office, treasurer’s office and commissioner...
Va. General Assembly OKs Urbanna mayor joining council votes
The Virginia General Assembly has approved a change to the Town of Urbanna Charter “clarifying that the mayor shall be a member of town council and shall be included in the determination of a quorum.” House Bill HB2332 was...
Parvovirus outbreak closes Middlesex Animal shelter
A case of parvovirus (parvo) at the Middlesex County Animal Shelter has caused the facility to close in order to contain the highly contagious disease.
• Shelter is on lockdown
• Dog Park is closed
• Vaccinate your dogs
Shelter Manager Barrett Worley said...
Officials balk at high cost of cams
Yearly $200,000-plus cost for body cams slows MC purchase
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) appears to be hedging on the purchase of body cameras for Middlesex County deputies in the upcoming 2025-2026 fiscal year budget season.
At a budget...
Taber Fund policy adopted
Town must repay amounts to keep $1 million principal
On March 13, the Urbanna Town Council adopted a policy for using the Taber Fund.
Dr. Charles Taber bequeathed a sum of $256,695 to the Town of Urbanna upon his death on...
Fighting a different kind of fire
Moose donate special to MC firefighters that will assist in battling electric vehicle fires
An electric vehicle battery fire is unlike a regular fire, and controlling an EV fire takes special equipment, such as EV fire blankets, explained Kevin...
