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Rebate checks going out now
The check is in the mail.
Middlesex County Treasurer Traci Wright said Monday that 7,593 personal property rebate checks valued at about $823,000 are scheduled to be mailed out to county taxpayers this week and next.
The Middlesex County Board of...
County might invest funds
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is looking for ways to generate investment revenues from the county’s “fund balance.”
At the county’s Feb. 7 budget work session, MCBS board chairman and Pinetop District representative Lud Kimbrough suggested that the...
Virginia House recognizes Deborah Pratt as world-class shucker
The Virginia House of Delegates unanimously approved House Resolution 320 last week honoring Middlesex County’s own Deborah Pratt for a lifetime of shucking oysters and representing the Virginia seafood industry as a world-class oyster shucker.
Virginia State Del. Keith Hodges,...
Greg Chambers selected as Pride of Middlesex honoree
Greg Chambers has been selected as the Middlesex County Rotary Club’s 2023 Pride of Middlesex award honoree. Chambers was to be the honoree in 2020, 2021 and 2022, when the COVID-19 pandemic caution necessitated repeated cancellations of this event.
Chambers...
Middlesex schools seek $1.16 million hike in local funds
No members of public attend hearing on proposed budget
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) had no one from the public to attend the fiscal year 2023-2024 (FY 23-24) budget public hearing at St. Clare Walker Middle School on Monday...
Town council coughs up hairball of an issue: Handling feral cats
The feral cats are back.
The issue on how to handle Urbanna’s cats died down but surfaced again on Feb. 23 when Andy Anderson, co-owner of Urbanna Boatyard and Marina (“Urbby”), addressed the Urbanna Town Council. “I have a real...
MHS students hear Black history talk
The origin of Black History Month can be traced back to the early 20th century when in 1926 Carter G. Woodson, along with the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, announced the second week of February...
Middlesex County to assist with Urbanna expansion
On Feb. 7, the Middlesex Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to direct the county attorney to work with the Town of Urbanna’s attorney regarding the town’s request for a voluntary boundary adjustment on the west side of town and...
Urbanna well flow expected to start in ’24
Urbanna is moving towards drilling a new town well. On Feb. 9, the Urbanna Town Council voted to accept terms of a $1 million “bridge” loan that will be used to drill the well. This is a short-term loan...
Urbanna Polar Plunge and Chili Cook-off fun returns
The plunge started from the Urbanna Town Marina. The annual event had been on a COVID-19 pandemic related hiatus since last offered in 2019.
About 200 people attended a post-plunge chili cook-off in the parking lot of Something Different restaurant....
