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Middlesex Couple, Ketch reunited after a half century
Englands rediscover ketch they sailed from Urbanna to Cape Cod 50 years ago
For John and Vera England of Urbanna, 50 years of marriage came full circle this summer when the couple booked a trip in the Bahamas on the...
School system offered $4,300 for site to store sewage at SCW
After the Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) conducted a public hearing Monday on a proposal to sell .0564 acre of land to Hampton Roads Sanitation Department (HRSD) for the proposed Locust Hill (sewage) Pump Out Station, the school board...
Revamp of sheriff HQ more costly than expected
Walls at Cooks Corner site lack needed reinforcements
Ground penetrating radar has revealed that the former Lewis B. Puller Vocational Center building at Cooks Corner has exterior walls that lack the reinforcement elements as the original plan indicated.
In October...
Bike path network may still come to MC
Middlesex County has two combination pedestrian-bicycle paths in the works.
The county has been seeking grant funding for a “shared use path” in Deltaville since 2019; and the Middlesex Planning Department has submitted a grant application to the Virginia Department...
Urbanna eyes ways to raise funds for pool
With a pool contract signed for more than $1.1 million, the Urbanna Town Council is looking for ways to raise $470,000 that it will have to pay once it’s built.
Demolition of the town’s old community swimming pool began last...
Bristow Community Pavilion is focus of Taber Park celebration
The Urbanna Beautification Inc. (UBI) and Town of Urbanna presented a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony to a full house Saturday, July 1, for the new Bristow Community Pavilion in Taber Park in Urbanna.
The pavilion was constructed in honor...
Hodges addresses council
Virginia has a projected $3 billion surplus, Virginia Del. Keith Hodges, R-Urbanna, told the Urbanna Town Council at its June 22 meeting.
The delegates have taken a conservative approach with the budget during the COVID-19 pandemic due to concerns of...
Educational experience eyed for old Middlesex County courthouse
The Middlesex County Historic Courthouse Committee (MCHCC) has been working for nearly two years developing a broader plan to highlight Middlesex County history within the campus of the historic courthouse in Saluda.
The historic committee was formed by the Middlesex...
Supervisors, school board seats will be contested
The ballot is set for the Nov. 7 General Election.
Three seats on the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors are on the ballot, as well as three seats on the Middlesex County School Board. The districts to be contested include...
Plan still alive to store up to 100,000 gallons of sewage near school
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) continued to table action on reaching an agreement with Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) on selling HRSD approximately one half acre of land on St. Clare Walker (SCW) Middle School property at Locust...
