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Friends of the Rappahannock officials overwatch the planting of oyster shells on Urbanna Creek on Friday, Sept. 29, as part of the “Restore Urbanna Creek” program. The shells are being planted to build a reef as a clutch to...

Move out of Hartfield Dist. prompts resignation; board can appoint a replacement Hartfield Supervisor John Koontz informed the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) Tuesday, Oct. 3 at the board’s regular monthly meeting that he is resigning from the board...

Action intended to make needed repairs on dam less costly The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 3 to begin the abandonment process of the road over Healy’s Millpond dam and to conduct a public...

Easy solution continues to elude officials responding to Healy’s Millpond Dam crisis Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), assigned with maintenance of roads in Middlesex County, looked after all those secondary roads in the county until 2006 when the state agency...

Anyone who appreciates vintage cars and trucks dreams of discovering a “barn find,” a classic car that sat forgotten in a garage for decades. A restored 1968 Pontiac Firebird barn find is the car featured by Memory Lane Car Club for Wings,...

Middlesex supervisors had been asked to amend a county ordinance to allow manufactured homes in some waterfront areas of Middlesex. The county had scheduled a public hearing on the matter for Tuesday, Oct. 3. However, after the Sentinel went to...

A wind-driven fire consumed part of the oyster processing section of Rappahannock Oyster Company in Topping on Saturday. However, Merroir, the company’s seafood restaurant, remains open. The emergency call went out at 7:20 a.m. as the remnants of Tropical Storm...

Vintage cars, aircraft and boats going on display at Hummel The 27th annual Wings, Wheels and Keels (WW&K) is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at Hummel Field airport in Topping and is accessed from Plainview...

Robert Nicholas Daniel is behind bars facing multiple felony charges after deputies responded to a domestic violence call of a 91-year-old man, reported Major M.E. Sampson of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO). According to Maj. Sampson, on Aug. 26...

Deltaville’s Broad Creek needs to be dredged as soon as possible and the wheels are turning to make it happen. That was the message chairman of the board Lud Kimbrough brought to the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) on...