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Multiple Middlesex political offices up for grabs this year
Several Middlesex County offices will be on the General Election ballot on Nov. 7. There will also be two General Assembly races.
Three seats on the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors will be up for grabs, as well as three...
A third of Middlesex residents to see assistance halved
The Virginia Department of Social Services (VDSS) released the final issuance of “emergency allotment” benefits to Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) households this month for those who have been receiving the food benefits.
Middlesex County SNAP households will permanently return...
MC looks for fairer ways to assess land
During most years of Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) budget talks, discussion on the hiring of a regional land assessor in partnership with other surrounding counties comes up.
It came up again during budget talks at an MCBS budget...
Christchurch boatyard blaze destroyed 3 boats
Firefighters from four counties converged on The Boatyard at Christchurch the morning of Wednesday, Feb. 15 to battle a blaze in a large boat storage building where more than 100 boats were being stored. Middlesex County Emergency Service Director...
Clogs continue at Mill Creek boat ramp
Wind, tide and storms encourage the sand to fill the ramp back in as public officials and neighbors continue to speculate on the best way to approach Mother Nature concerning this issue.
Two months ago, the Sentinel received a call...
Urbanna Water Trail goes online this spring
The first portion of the Urbanna Historical Water Trail will go online this spring on the Middle Peninsula portion of the Virginia Water Trails website and is the first of its kind in the county.
The trail takes in Urbanna...
New Urbanna community swimming pool opening may hit snag
The targeted opening date of Memorial Day for the proposed Urbanna community swimming pool is in question.
May 29 is 15 weeks away and construction has not started.
Barbara Hartley, who serves as chairman of the pool committee, reported to the...
Citizens can sound off on short-term rentals at special hearing today
Citizen concerns about reportedly disturbing activities at “short-term rentals” prompted the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors to review related county ordinances.
A public hearing by the Middlesex Planning Commission on proposed zoning ordinance amendments for short-term rentals is set for...
Citizens sound off on threats to Black SCW students
Parents, Middlesex school officials mull menacing online posts; sheriff’s office is probing
Parents, grandparents and concerned citizens attended the Middlesex County School Board’s special called meeting on Monday to address racial threats on social media that allegedly occurred two weeks...
MENHADEN FISHING CONTINUES
Proposed fishery shutdown fails to get support
Virginia House Bill 1383, recently introduced by Del. Tim Anderson, R-Virginia Beach, which would shut down Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery in all of the state’s territorial ocean waters and inland Bay waters for...
