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Sunday is the 21st anniversary of deadliest terrorist strike in U.S. history by Larry Chowning - On Sept. 11, 2001 nearly 3,000 people were killed in the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. It will be the 21st anniversary of...

Junk, broken-down cars in yards are also targets of Urbanna officials by Tom Chillemi - Urbanna Zoning Administrator Roy Kime told the Urbanna Town Council that the town has received complaints about tall grass, junk and inoperative vehicles in residential...

Had OK’d purchase price that was $6,000 too low by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) recently closed on the purchase of 5.43 acres of land on General Puller Highway (Route 33) between Saluda and Cooks...

Route 3 travelers crossing the Rappahannock River between Middlesex and Lancaster counties can expect daytime delays at the Robert O. Norris Bridge for around six weeks, starting Monday, Sept. 12, to allow crews to perform a routine, scheduled bridge...

Although in many areas of the U.S. COVID-19 cases have stabilized, official word came through today, Friday, Sept. 2, that cases in Middlesex County are moving upward. Middlesex County is, as of this week, registering HIGH COVID-19 levels, according to...

Indecent liberties with a child by a person in a custodial or supervisory relationship alledged by Tom Chillemi - Former Middlesex High School Resource Officer Clayton Colley has been charged with the felony of taking indecent liberties with a child...

by Larry Chowning - For Middlesex County youth growing up in the late 1960s, the Christian Youth Unlimited (CYU) was a dynamic interdenominational organization that had 60-plus teenagers as members who were from all over the county. The group was...

by Larry Chowning - Former Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation (UOFF) board member Kathy Vesley-Massey has been named grand marshal of the 65th Urbanna Oyster Festival that is planned for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and 5. “Kathy has been a...

Starting this week, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is carrying out emergency repairs to the U.S. Route 17 northbound bridge over Dragon Run at the Middlesex County-Gloucester County line, after a series of vehicle crashes on Sunday, Aug....

Re-opening date for northbound U.S. 17 bridge over the Dragon Run is unknown by Tom Chillemi - The James V. Morgan Bridge that carries U.S. Route 17 northbound traffic over the Dragon Run near Saluda will be closed for an...