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The young men in the Deltaville-Hartfield Basic Fire School put their classroom lessons to the test during simulated fire training at the Gloucester fire training facility. On Sunday, March 26, the training firefighters learned what it’s like to enter and...

A tractor trailer overturned after it collided with a car that had made an improper turn at Saluda last week, reported Sgt. J. Dudley of the Gloucester Office of the Virginia State Police. According to the crash report, at 10:40...

Controling odor at nearby SCW remains concern For the second month in a row, the Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) has tabled action on reaching an agreement with Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) on selling HRSD approximately one half acre...

Middlesex County Little League (MCLL) presented its opening day ceremony Saturday at the Middlesex County Sports Complex (MCSC) in Locust Hill. Several hundred people turned out for the event and weathered a windy and cold morning. The MCLL, which is...

Saluda is growing. Two major businesses could be coming to Saluda. On March 9, the Middlesex Planning Commission issued preliminary approval of a Tractor Supply site plan that had been submitted for review. The store is planned for the west end...

18% increase proposed; real estate, personal prop. taxes to remain at current rates The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is proposing an 18% increase in the budget for the coming fiscal year — up to $37,076,000 from the current...

Work is scheduled to start soon on the Urbanna Town Pavilion at Taber Park as officers of the Urbanna Beautification Committee Inc. (UBI), key financial donors to the project and town officials joined in a groundbreaking event on Monday. The...

It’s difficult to say for what Greg Chambers is most remembered. Since he and his wife Gayle Chambers moved to Middlesex County in 2010, he has immersed himself in volunteering. His dedication to the community earned him the Middlesex Rotary...

Indicted on taking indecent liberties with a 16-year-old MHS student A Middlesex County Grand Jury last week indicted Felicia Shantell Marsh, 28, of Saluda, on two counts of taking indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial...

On March 23, the Urbanna Town Council voted to approve selling the former town hall at 45 Cross St. for $250,000. Council’s action followed the required public hearing, at which no one spoke. The buyers are Daniel L. and Tammy...