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The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is struggling to balance a proposed $37,207,000 fiscal year 2026-2027 (FY 26-27) draft budget and have pushed adoption into May or June. The main issue is that the Commonwealth of Virginia has delayed adoption...

Middlesex and Mathews counties are among the top five jurisdictions in the state in terms of the percentage of registered voters who have already voted in the redistricting special election, reported Melissa D. Welch, director of elections and general...

The Urbanna Town Council is considering options to replace the bridge leading to the Urbanna Town Marina. During a special called meeting on March 4, a concrete bridge cast-in-place was discussed, because it was the only option that would...

On March 19, Judge DeFord swore in Michael “Mickey” Edward Sampson II as the new Middlesex County sheriff, effective April 1. Major Sampson, who has been the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office chief deputy since 2012, will replace longtime Sheriff David...

The Middlesex Volunteer (Urbanna) Fire Department (MVFD) Auxiliary was organized on April 17, 1946 to support the firefighters and to raise funds to keep the fire department running. The group organizes the food and drink at the MVFD station (“the...

Virginia State Oyster Shucking Champion Sam Davis of Saluda placed fifth out of 15 competitors in the Seafood Expo North America (SENA) in Boston, Mass., on March 17. The competition was conducted during the trade event for seafood buyers. Davis...

Hummel Field experienced a huge increase in total economic output between 2016 and 2024, according to Stephen Smiley, a senior planner with the Virginia Department of Aviation (VDOA) and program manager for the economic impact study of Virginia airports. “You...

Supervisor Williams wants to replace current aging high school with new one at a different location The final cost of a water leak in the east wing of Middlesex High School ended up costing $6,416, for detection, asbestos test and...

MC school board seeks 5.2% teacher raises; supervisors proposed only 2% Despite warnings from the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors during February budget work sessions that the board would only support a 2% cost of living raise for school employees, the...

About 59% of real estate in the Town of Urbanna’s boundaries is owned by Urbanna residents, reported Town Treasurer Michele Hutton at the March 12 town council meeting. This means 41% of real estate in town is owned by...