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Early voting to start Sept. 22
This fall’s general election is set for Tuesday, Nov. 7.
The first day of in-person early voting at the Middlesex County Elections Office is Friday, Sept. 22. The office is located at 105 Bowden St. in Saluda. Voters do not...
Leaky school roof to get $498,532 fix
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted unanimously Monday at the board’s regular monthly meeting to spend $498,532 to “restore” the flat portion of the roof at Middlesex Elementary School (MES) in Locust Hill.
School Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz informed...
Ray V. Rodgers III named 2023 Oyster Festival captain
The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation (UOFF) has named Ray V. Rodgers III of Urbanna captain of the 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3 and 4.
UOFF first began naming captains of the festival in 1988...
Manatee trapped by pound net rescued
A manatee was rescued from a pound net by a Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) officer and the owner of the net on Sunday near Windmill Point at the mouth of the Rappahannock River. According to the National Oceanic...
Tourism plan goal: Urbanna for all seasons; funding is key
Urbanna partnered with the Virginia Tourism Council to develop a tourism plan to make Urbanna a year-around destination. The 22-page plan, presented to the Urbanna Town Council in August, evaluates Urbanna’s “strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats.”
The plan notes, “the...
Forums coming up in Locust Hill and Deltaville
A Candidate Forum and Meet and Greet event is set for 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 21, at St. Clare Walker (SCW) Middle School, 6814 General Puller Highway, Locust Hill. Doors open at 4 p.m.
All candidates appearing on the Nov. 7...
Deltaville candidate forums slated for Oct. 3 and 5
Questions sought from public
The Deltaville Community Association (DCA) will host a pair of candidate forums for contested local offices the first week of October. The forums will be conducted at the DCA Center, located at 17147 General Puller Highway...
Blaze destroys home on Swan View Drive
Fire destroyed a father and son’s home Sunday at 117 Swan View Drive off Gayles Road, five miles west of Urbanna. When fire departments arrived, the house was fully engulfed in flames, but the father and son had escaped.
The...
Urbanna long a provider of safe swimming sites
(Editor’s note: This is the second and final story in a special two-part series looking back on Urbanna swimming holes through the years.)
The Town of Urbanna has been involved in providing a safe swimming hole for citizens for...
“The show must go on” — Planning on for Yule parade
Following last year’s Christmas parade, the late Lois Jean Brooks said she was unsure how she became parade chairman, but she had done it for all of the parade’s 27-year history. She had directed the parade for the previous...
