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Southside Sentinel wins seven awards in VA-wide state press contest
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The Southside Sentinel received seven awards — including two first place wins — in the 2022 Virginia Press Association (VPA) News and Advertising Contest. The Sentinel competed in the VPA’s non-daily group two category, which...
Omega Protein, Youngkin sign memo of understanding
The christening of two menhaden steamers came on the heels of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration and Omega Protein.
The menhaden fishery has been on thin ice with Gov. Youngkin’s office since...
A pricier pool gets town OK
Council approves, 5-2, increase of $69,000 in Urbanna pool project
The proposed Urbanna community swimming pool went through another debate at the town council’s April 27 meeting. Council ultimately voted 5-2 to raise the pool contract price by $69,000, bringing...
Urbanna town officials react to explosive growth in short-term rentals
Nationwide, short-term rentals have reportedly grown 800% since 2011, changing the economics of investment properties. Owners can receive more rent from one vacationer in a week than they previously received in a month renting to full-time tenants.
Getting some short-term...
Statewide early voting begins May 5; MC not having party primaries
In-person voting for the June 20 primary election begins Friday, May 5 and will continue through June 17. Of the 133 cities and counties in Virginia, 66 of them will be conducting a primary election for at least one...
Saluda man indicted on murder charge
Tyrell Lamont Samuel, 24, of Saluda, was indicted on May 1 by a Gloucester Circuit Court Grand Jury for the first degree murder of Skyler Ann Merenda, who was murdered Aug. 15, 2022 in a residence in the Carters...
Middlesex Green Up volunteers collect 125 bags of roadside litter
The Great Middlesex Green Up is off to a good start thanks to more than 50 volunteers who came out Saturday to pick up trash along roads. The litter pick up, which coincided with Earth Day 2023, collected 125...
Public can sound off on proposed Saluda Family Dollar
Family Dollar is seeking a special exception to build a 10,500 square-foot retail store on the east side of Saluda. The Tax Map Parcel is 26B-1-62.
A public hearing is set before the Middlesex Board of Supervisors for 7 p.m....
Budget OK’d; Williams and Harris vote no
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS), in somewhat of a surprising action, voted 3-2 to approve the $37,076,000 fiscal year 2023-2024 budget (FY 23-24) on Thursday, April 20. The new fiscal year starts July 1.
The surprising action was...
200 cyclists to memorialize Middlesex County police officer
The annual Police Unity Tour will be traveling through Urbanna on Wednesday, May 10, between 3 and 4 p.m. and will stop on the Beryl Newman Memorial Bridge over Urbanna Creek to honor the late Middlesex County police officer...
