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The Dec. 22 issue of the Southside Sentinel is the final one of the year. The staff is now on its annual Christmas week vacation and the next issue will be published on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023. There will be...

by Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi - ’Tis the season for miracles. And Zayden Williams’ family is convinced his recovery is nothing short of a miracle. After spending 65 days in the hospital, much of it in intensive care, the 8-year-old Middlesex County...

Mayor hopeful Memorial Day, 2023 opening target still possible The Urbanna Town Council voted to approve the design and layout for Urbanna’s proposed new swimming pool during its Dec. 15 regular monthly meeting. The layout includes a pavilion proposed by Urbanna...

Officials: Info needed prior to OKing 100,000 gals. of sewage near SCW by Larry Chowning - Representatives from Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) requested that the school board sell approximately a half-acre of land from the St. Clare Walker Middle...

by Larry Chowning - Since joining the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board (CBRCTB) in July 2021 and establishing a 40 cent tax on each pack of cigarettes, Middlesex County has generated $254,187 and the Town of Urbanna $11,977...

“Puddin” Glasco took a sellout crowd up and down the creek to see the Christmas lights during the annual Deltaville Community Association (DCA) event. Charlotte McBride (left) of Locust Hill visited Santa at the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on Tuesday, Dec. 6, to have the county attorney create an ordinance that will provide a 25% refund on qualifying vehicles that have been assessed by the...

Sheriff’s deputies called in to calm irate citizen by Larry Chowning - At a Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 6, Middlesex County Commissioner of the Revenue Mae Burke fired back at what she called “false accusations” and the...

by Tom Chillemi - The latest estimates for wastewater collection systems that Middlesex County will pay for in four areas indicate the total cost at $41 million, according to figures from consultant Timmons Group that were presented to the...

by Larry Chowning and Tom Chillemi - The Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) in Urbanna and the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (UMVFD) in Water View are separately sponsoring a total of four evening “Santa’s Neighborhood Visits” events via...