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Town OKs $7,600 for land survey around bridge
In an effort to build a temporary bridge to the Urbanna Town Marina, the Urbanna Town Council on June 11 approved spending $7,600 for a geotechnical survey of the land on both sides of the existing bridge, which has...
New sheriff’s office dog can sniff out electronic items
Labrador retriever Roxy does double
duty as a comfort/therapy dog
The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has received a special dog that is trained in electronic storage detection (ESD) and is also a comfort and therapy canine, reported MCSO Acting Sheriff...
Urbanna Cup regatta cruise creek
The Urbanna Cup regatta featured races between owners of these 18-foot 1934 design Hampton One sailing craft. The annual event is sponsored by longtime Hampton One sailor Latane Montague, owner of a marina on Urbanna Creek.
The races have been...
Drought warning throughout most of Virginia
Due to lack of more frequent and prolonged precipitation across most of the commonwealth over the past two weeks, the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) in coordination with the Drought Monitoring Task Force, on June 9 continued the...
Norris Bridge deadly crash case now has February trial date set
A trial on charges related to a July 2025 fatal three-vehicle crash on the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge was set for Feb. 8 through 12, 2027, in Spotsylvania Circuit Court. Lancaster County Circuit Court Judge John S....
Swimming pool assembly too wide for bridge span
Strikes cars, bridge rails
The Robert O. Norris Jr. Bridge was closed for about an hour on Friday, June 5, when the swimming pool basin that was being towed by a pickup truck struck several cars, scraped the bridge rails, and...
New Topping air terminal described as ‘game changer’
Major improvements at Hummel Field were completed in May 2026 and include a 4,400-square-foot terminal building, taxiway, a paved plane tie-down parking area, a guidance system to aid pilots when landing, and upgrades to the airport’s electrical systems. The...
Supervisors postpone decision on bonuses
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors tabled talks and possible action until its July 7 regular monthly meeting on a proposed 2% bonus for constitutional officers and all other county employees. The action came at supervisors June 2 meeting.
The...
Deadline to run in Urbanna elections is June 16
Tuesday, June 16, at 7 p.m. is the deadline to file as a candidate in the Urbanna Town Council and Urbanna mayoral elections.
There are now three qualified candidates for the Urbanna Town Council — Lisa M. Powers, Jim B....
Big rig strikes SUV, boats
Driver charged following Glenns crash
by Tom Chillemi
Authorities are investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred on Monday, May 25, on George Washington Memorial Highway (U.S. Route 17) at Glenns in Gloucester County, reported Matthew Demlein, public relations coordinator for the...
