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Volunteers needed for spring cleaning of road

The “spring cleaning” of Old Virginia Street (Route 602) is set for Saturday, March 23, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. It’s part of “The Great Middlesex Green Up,” sponsored by Keep Middlesex Beautiful, VDOT, and Middlesex County. The plan is to...

Historic district status eyed for Cooks Corner locations

The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) is considering an application to name two Middlesex County-owned properties at Cooks Corner to the National Register of Historic Places — to become the St. Clare Walker School Historic District. The nomination will...

Presidential dual-party primary set for Tuesday

The presidential dual-party primary is set for Tuesday, March 5. This is a dual-party primary, which means the Democratic and Republican parties conduct their primaries on the same day. “Unlike some other states, voters do not register to vote by...

Urbanna to buy new town hall

The Urbanna Town Council voted to purchase at a cost of $1.1 million the new town hall that it has been renting for two years. The building and 1.34 acres are located at 390 Old Virginia St., the former...

Three-vehicle crash in Topping sends four to hospitals

A crash victim was airlifted to a hospital following a three-vehicle crash on Greys Point Road (Route 3) in Topping on Saturday night, reported First Sgt. J.A. Teagle of the Virginia State Police’s Gloucester office. According to the crash report,...

MCSO seeks public’s help in ID’ing break-in suspect

The Middlesex County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) is requesting assistance from the public in identifying the individual depicted in this photograph. During the later evening hours of Saturday, Feb. 10, into the early morning hours of Sunday, Feb. 11, two Middlesex...

Founders Day Black History event offered many interesting messages

The past has many lessons. And, it’s important to capture family memories and preserve them for future generations, the Rev. Woodland L. Holmes told the audience at the 2024 Founders Day Black History Presentation on Feb. 10 at Immanuel...

Locust Hill man pleads guilty in child sex case

On Feb. 12, Benjamin Bagby, 54, of Locust Hill pleaded guilty in Middlesex County Circuit Court to contributing to the delinquency of a minor and sexual battery, reported Middlesex Commonwealth’s Attorney Michael Hurd. In pleading guilty to the two misdemeanors,...

County seeks ways to decrease Wake dredging

Lord help us! It just might take His help alone to eliminate the need for maintenance dredging of Mill Creek boat landing in Wake.  On Feb. 6, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors tabled action on whether or not the...

Swift action urged to dredge Deltaville’s Broad Creek

Middlesex Supervisors gave a green light to the Middle Peninsula Regional Planning District Commission (MPRPDC) Tuesday, Feb. 6, to move forward with the work required for an application to dredge Broad Creek in Deltaville. MPRPDC Deputy Director Curt Smith was...

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