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Bristow Community Pavilion is focus of Taber Park celebration
The Urbanna Beautification Inc. (UBI) and Town of Urbanna presented a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony to a full house Saturday, July 1, for the new Bristow Community Pavilion in Taber Park in Urbanna.
The pavilion was constructed in honor...
Hodges addresses council
Virginia has a projected $3 billion surplus, Virginia Del. Keith Hodges, R-Urbanna, told the Urbanna Town Council at its June 22 meeting.
The delegates have taken a conservative approach with the budget during the COVID-19 pandemic due to concerns of...
Educational experience eyed for old Middlesex County courthouse
The Middlesex County Historic Courthouse Committee (MCHCC) has been working for nearly two years developing a broader plan to highlight Middlesex County history within the campus of the historic courthouse in Saluda.
The historic committee was formed by the Middlesex...
Supervisors, school board seats will be contested
The ballot is set for the Nov. 7 General Election.
Three seats on the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors are on the ballot, as well as three seats on the Middlesex County School Board. The districts to be contested include...
Plan still alive to store up to 100,000 gallons of sewage near school
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) continued to table action on reaching an agreement with Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) on selling HRSD approximately one half acre of land on St. Clare Walker (SCW) Middle School property at Locust...
Town of Urbanna customer water rates to rise 5%
In-town water rates will increase 5% starting July 1, according to Urbanna’s $2.12 million budget for fiscal year 2023-2024, which was adopted by the town council on June 22.
There are no tax increases in the budget. Total projected tax...
MC schools to lease weapons detection devices for $389,277
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted on Monday, June 12, to approve a four-year lease for $389,277 to have weapons detection systems installed at the county’s three public schools.
It was approved on a 4-0 vote as Pinetop District...
MC GETS BIG BROADBAND BOOST
Middlesex receives $800,000 check during Sen. Warner’s Syringa stop
Many Internet “deserts” in Middlesex County will be getting broadband service. The majority of the work should be completed in the first quarter of 2024, said Kevin Gentry, executive director of...
School officials working to limit “Ransomware” threat effects
Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) officials reported on Thursday, June 15, that there is no evidence that cybercriminals who claim to have stolen MCPS data have actually done so.
Two weeks ago, an Akira ransomware group claimed on the “dark...
Costly discovery spurs sewer work scale back
Sewer work at Cooks Corner came to a halt recently when it was discovered that a septic drain field is under the parking lot of Eddie’s Auto Sales and Service and in the path of a planned sewer line.
Faced...
