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Deltaville candidate forums slated for Oct. 3 and 5
Questions sought from public
The Deltaville Community Association (DCA) will host a pair of candidate forums for contested local offices the first week of October. The forums will be conducted at the DCA Center, located at 17147 General Puller Highway...
Blaze destroys home on Swan View Drive
Fire destroyed a father and son’s home Sunday at 117 Swan View Drive off Gayles Road, five miles west of Urbanna. When fire departments arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames, but the father and son had escaped.
The...
Urbanna long a provider of safe swimming sites
(Editor’s note: This is the second and final story in a special two-part series looking back on Urbanna swimming holes through the years.)
The Town of Urbanna has been involved in providing a safe swimming hole for citizens for...
“The show must go on” — Planning on for Yule parade
Following last year’s Christmas parade, the late Lois Jean Brooks said she was unsure how she became parade chairman, but she had done it for all of the parade’s 27-year history. She had directed the parade for the previous...
Compactor goes on the fritz at Hartfield Convenience Ctr.
Due to “a major electrical problem,” one compactor is not working at the Hartfield Convenience Center (804-776-7322) and the facility will be closed today, Thursday, Aug. 31, for repairs.
“Virginia Peninsulas Public Service Authority (VPPSA) will be sending out a...
Ex-MHS deputy pleads guilty
Sentencing in indecent liberties, stalking cases set for November
Five-year prison term possible
Former Middlesex High School Resource Officer Clayton Michael Colley pleaded guilty on Aug. 21 in Middlesex County Circuit Court to a felony of taking indecent liberties with a child by a...
No prosecution in MHS indecent liberties case
Due to the alleged victim reportedly changing her story, Middlesex County Commonwealth Attorney Michael Hurd has chosen to not prosecute charges against a former Middlesex High School (MHS) guidance counselor.
Hurd stated that the alleged victim has now claimed that...
Authorities unsuccessful in trying to stop Deltaville suicide
Law enforcement personnel converged on the Deltaville Maritime Museum-Holly Point Nature Park grounds on Sunday evening, Aug. 20, following reports of a missing man who was possibly suicidal, reported Major M.E. Sampson of the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO).
According...
Christchurch School sailing coach facing child porn charge
An investigation by the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) led to the arrest on Aug. 20 of Gregory Kieran O’Connell, who was charged with felony possession of child pornography, reported Maj. M.E. Sampson of the MCSO.
According to Maj. Sampson,...
Public asked to sound off on Urbanna short-term rentals
The Urbanna Planning Commission is taking an in-depth look at the town’s ordinance on short-term rentals (STRs), and has asked for citizen input through a five-question online survey.
“We are not alone in finding it challenging to balance interests in...
