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Old school buildings at Cooks Corner get landmark status
The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) on Thursday, March 21, approved an application for the St. Clare Walker (SCW) Historic District at Cooks Corner to be a part of the Virginia Landmarks Register (VLR), along with nine other...
Menhaden fishermen, jet ski protestor clash leads to a bill with “teeth”
The Virginia General Assembly has passed HB 928, a bill designed to protect commercial fishermen and their boats from harassment at sea.
The bill passed, 38-1, by the Senate, and, 99-0, by the House and signed by the speaker of...
MC school budget of $23 million proposed
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) approved a $23,006,450 school budget Monday, March 11, to be sent to the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors for approval.
The general fund budget is $21,889,198; school food funds, $796,629; textbook funds, $184,161; and...
Urbanna’ s Fourth of July fireworks could fizzle out
The annual Independence Day fireworks in Urbanna have hit a snag — but a barge could be the solution.
For years the fireworks have been launched from the Rosegill property across Urbanna Creek. However, the property owners’ insurance will not...
Virginia legislature kills bill seeking to better manage cat concerns
Virginia legislation that would have empowered localities to manage free-roaming cats did not get out of the Committee on Agriculture, Chesapeake and Natural Resources in the 2024 state legislative session and has been killed for the time being.
The full...
Dilapidated vessels clog MC creeks; removing them could set precedent
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) agreed on Tuesday, March 5, to further study the possibility of the county applying for grant funds through the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) to remove derelict boats from county waters.
VMRC plans...
Replacing Norris Bridge a decade-plus off; early preparations under way
by Jackie Nunnery -
At 67 years old, the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge has been spanning the Rappahannock River for the lifetimes of many while nearing the end of its own useful life.
Its nearly $400-million replacement is now...
School board OKs $352,550 parking lot at elementary school
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted unanimously Monday at a school board meeting at St. Clare Walker Middle School to accept a $352,550 bid from Parsley’s Siteworks LLC of Saluda to build a paved parking lot on the...
Allowing four homes per acre eyed for MC
Tonight, Thursday, March 14, at 7 p.m., the Middlesex Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance amendment to add “Resort Manufactured Homes Community” (RMHC) as a subcategory to the existing Article 13 for “Manufactured Homes.”
“It...
Middlesex County sewer work continues
The sewer system for Cooks Corner is under construction, but the future of sewer in Middlesex is uncertain due to rising costs.
Cooks Corner was chosen as the first place to install sewer when a major revitalization was planned for...
