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School officials OK 100,000 gal. sewage facility next to SCW
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted unanimously Monday, Oct. 9, to sell .564 acre of property off the St. Clare Walker Middle School property in Locust Hill to Hampton Roads Sanitation Department (HRSD).
The $4,300 proceeds from the sale...
‘Together Unplugged’ to raise funds for cancer fight
Wedding vows conclude with these words, “so long as you both shall live.” For Bridget Weinberg the bond formed by this promise has lasted well beyond the time she and her late husband Kelly were married.
On Saturday, Oct. 21,...
Middlesex County urged to reassess real estate
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) has been encouraged by County Administrator Matt Walker to seek a real estate tax reassessment “as soon as possible!”
Since the last assessment, Walker said at the Oct. 3 MCBS board meeting,...
Aubrey Hall named grand marshal of the 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival
The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation (UOFF) has named Aubrey Hall of Urbanna the 2023 grand marshal of the Urbanna Oyster Festival set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4.
“I was completely overwhelmed when Bruce DeSimone (chairman of the...
Julie Ann wins LaGrange Creek workboat race
The two fastest workboats at the LaGrange Creek Workboat Races on Saturday, “Julie Ann,” left, and “Thomas Jaiden,” settle the score to determine who is the “King of the Creek.” Julie Ann came out on top.
See next week’s Sentinel...
Burrell’s is now Sunset Pt. Marina
New owners of Sunset Point Marina on Robinson Creek, Tricia and Jeremy Clark, recently purchased what was the old Burrell’s Marina and Railway, just outside of Urbanna.
The Clarks found Urbanna eight years ago when they bought a sailboat and...
MHS homecoming parade is this Friday on U.S. 17 in Saluda
The annual Middlesex High School (MHS) homecoming parade is set for 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 13. It was moved from a previous time slot due to windy, rainy weather.
The parade will start at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse and...
Plenty to see at WW&K
Going places in the air, on land, and by water has led to a wide variety of transportation conveyances. And, more than 200 examples of vintage, historic, or exotic aircraft, motor vehicles and boats converged on Saturday at Hummel...
Oyster shell planting part of restoring Urbanna Creek
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...
Middlesex Supervisor Koontz to step down
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...
