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The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is considering timbering a 35-acre tract of land that the county owns between Cooks Corner and Saluda. Supervisors purchased a 30-acre tract of land in 2006 for $94,500 for sewage treatment usage. A plan,...

Representatives of the Urbanna Town Council and staff met with Middlesex County officials recently to gauge the county’s interest in reopening a DMV Select office by helping the Town share the expense of a DMV Select operation. The town council...

Tractor Supply Company (NASDAQ: TSCO), described by the company as being the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, will be  celebrating its store grand opening in Saluda through Sunday, July 28. It had a “soft” opening last...

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved a $39,000 bid from Haley Builders Inc. of Ashland to renovate the basement of the new county courthouse to accommodate a new Middlesex County assistant commonwealth attorney’s office. Supervisors voted unanimously to...

Jerry Bristow has been appointed superintendent of the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center (MPRSC) in Saluda, replacing Tim Doss who retired in June. Bristow has served in many different roles at the jail since his employment began there in...

A private plane crash on Long Island, N.Y., claimed the lives of two Fredericksburg area men on Monday. Pilot Chris Kucera, a 1996 graduate of Middlesex High School, and partner Zach Hatcher, 43, died at the scene, according to...

MC Volunteer Rescue Squad fundraiser starts off with a puff, ends with a bang About six weeks before the second annual Rescue Regatta, the Deltaville-based fundraiser had lost its wind. Online registrations were elusive for the dinner, dancing and...

Virginia’s Ocean Fleet Services and Ocean Harvesters filed a “motion to dismiss” a $2 billion lawsuit against seafood giant Cooke Inc. of New Brunswick, Canada, that claimed the firm violated U.S. foreign ownership laws with the acquisition in 2017...

The Middlesex County Planning Commission has initiated a zoning ordinance amendment that would give the county more control over future campgrounds in Waterfront Commercial zones. Existing campgrounds would not be affected. On July 11, the commission unanimously recommended the Middlesex...

Temperatures approaching triple digits may have kept away many spectators, but nearly a dozen decorated boats showed their spirit in the annual Urbanna Boat Parade on Saturday. Winning first place was the “Old Babes Seasoning,” a play on “Old Bay”...