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VMRC advertises to ban Virginia winter crab dredging
Winter crab dredging in Virginia waters this year looks to be off the shelf as Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) voted 4-1 on Tuesday, Sept. 24 to advertise for a public hearing in October to receive public comment to...
Norris Bridge reduced to one lane for annual safety checks
Route 3 travelers can expect brief daytime delays crossing the Rappahannock River between Middlesex and Lancaster counties now through October as crews begin a scheduled annual inspection to see if the bridge is safe to use.
The inspection of the...
Gov. Youngkin recognizes Virginia watermen’s safety
As a reminder that commercial fishing is an important part of Virginia’s economy, the commonwealth’s governor, Glenn Youngkin, issued a proclamation recently that the week of Sept. 15-21 was “Commercial Waterman Safety Week.”
The proclamation notes that the “Commonwealth’s commercial...
Electricity storage facility eyed for Topping
Dominion Energy is planning to build an electricity storage facility at the intersection of Grey’s Point Road (Route 3) and General Puller Highway (Route 33) near Topping.
The planned 65 megawatt (MW) “Drake Power Facility Project” will be on 18...
Early voting starts Friday
Early voting begins Friday, Sept 20, for the General and Special Elections set for Nov. 5, reported Melissa D. Welch, Middlesex County’s director of Elections and General Registrar.
Early voting will be conducted at the Elections Office at 105 Bowden...
Saluda head-on crash claims lives of Topping pair
A head-on crash in Saluda claimed the lives of two Topping residents this week, reported Sgt. Michelle Anaya, Virginia State Police’s public information officer for Division 5.
On Monday, Sept. 16, at approximately 3:54 p.m., state police were called to...
Phone ban expected to improve MC students learning, mental health
Cell phones are being restricted in all three Middlesex County public schools this school year to comply with an executive order of Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin, reported Middlesex County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz at the school board...
Post Office Mix-up: 09/12/24
Unfortunately, due to a mix-up at the post office, Hartfield, Locust Hill, Topping and Wake subscribers will not be receiving their issue of the Southside Sentinel today. Somehow your newspapers ended up in Richmond. At this time, we are...
Truck overturns, spills logs, driver hurt, U.S. 17 closed
A tractor-trailer carrying logs overturned on U.S. Route 17 about a mile north of Saluda on Monday afternoon.
The driver, Dominek Broaddus, 27 of Tappahannock, was seriously injured and was flown by helicopter to VCU Medical Center, said Sgt....
Human trafficking is not just in cities
Some of the worst cases of human trafficking happened right under the watchful eye of a loving parent or a trusted organization, said Deputy Christopher Easter of the Middlesex County’s Sheriff’s Office.
The sinister realities of human trafficking were...
