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Razing of Hartfield historical treasure prompts program
The Middlesex County Museum and Historical Society (MCM&HS) will conduct a special program Sunday, Aug. 9, at 3 p.m. at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse when Joanna McKnight from the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) will present an...
Lawsuit challenges ‘Rosegill Village’ in Urbanna
A lawsuit alleges that more archaeological studies need to be done at the proposed “Rosegill Village” development on the outskirts of Urbanna; and that there have been procedural errors regarding the site plan, which is currently under review by...
Court asked to direct supervisors to fund position to help with body cams
Middlesex County Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Hurd filed a lawsuit asking the court to direct the Middlesex Board of Supervisors to fund a full-time assistant commonwealth’s attorney, which he has said is needed due to increased workload required, due to...
Supervisors green light county worker 2% bonuses
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved on a 3-2 vote July 7 to have County Attorney Heather Lewis draft an ordinance to approve a 2% bonus for all county employees. Supervisors officially OK’d it on a 5-0 vote...
Primary decisions are due on Tuesday
Tuesday, Aug. 4, is Primary Election Day throughout Virginia.
Locally, seven candidates are on the primary ballot seeking the Democratic nomination to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in District 1 in the Nov. 3 election, according to the...
Questions remain on proposed MHS revamp
Back in November 2025, the Middlesex County School Board asked the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors, do you want to renovate Middlesex High School (MHS)? If so, how much money do we have to do it with?
Nearly a year...
Engineers study soil at the site of bridge at Urbanna Town Marina
Zannino Engineering of Glen Allen bored for soil samples at the Urbanna Town Marina bridge Monday, July 27.
Urbanna Mayor Robbie Wilson III said the boring indicated clay, which is a good base for a bridge foundation.
The test results will...
Deciding if 1% sales tax hike is needed is up to voters
Middlesex school board backs plan;
money would help fund MHS fixes
Middlesex County Circuit Court Judge Joshua P. DeFord signed an “order for referendum” on July 8 that will allow a 1% sales tax referendum to be on the November...
Deltaville bicyclists enjoying new lanes
Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) recent paving of General Puller Highway (Route 33) in Deltaville included new bike path lanes on both sides of the main road in town.
At the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors’ July 7 meeting, VDOT...
Gusts topple many trees, thousands of homes lose electricity for hours
Severe thunderstorms on Saturday evening, July 18, raged through Middlesex County knocking out electricity for more than 56% percent of the population in the county.
Dominion Energy reported that on Sunday, 5,843 Middlesex homes and businesses were without power...
