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Shortage fuels jump; crabbers not benefiting by Larry Chowning - Chesapeake Bay blue crabs have cost more this summer to consumers — but it does not necessarily mean local crabbers are making more money. The bay’s overall estimated crab population is...

MC supervisors vote 4-1 to add 26 acres of land to town by Tom Chillemi - On July 12, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 to direct the county attorney to work with the Town of Urbanna regarding...

by Larry Chowning - For generations, the dredging of creeks in Middlesex County — and throughout Tidewater Virginia — has been an enormous challenge. But new state funding may soon make the entire process more affordable and obtainable for...

by Don Richeson - A Saluda woman is dead after her car overturned and crashed into a tree in Gloucester County Tuesday. The woman, Elle Wrenn Hartley, 20, died on impact when the 2015 Kia sedan she was driving struck...

Corn crop “high and green” -- farmers anticipate good yields by Tom Chillemi - The rain that dampened many outdoor plans over this past weekend saved the area corn crop. With well-timed rain this growing season corn is high and green...

Converting MHS tennis courts to more parking spaces eyed by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) had Stephen Halsey, vice president of Moseley Architects in Richmond, report Monday at the board’s July regular monthly meeting that “the...

by Tom Chillemi - The idea of making Urbanna’s intersection of Virginia Street and Cross Street a four-way stop has come up again. Most people driving east on Virginia Street turn right onto Cross Street. However, there is the occasional...

by Larry Chowning - After making the trip across the Atlantic Ocean starting in March 2021, Clare Padilla and Oliver Vauvelle have been cruising through the West Indies and southern U.S. and recently found their way to Middlesex County. The...

Thousands thrill to Urbanna’s Independence Day boat parade and fireworks by Tom Chillemi - Kinley Nichols wanted to see a unicorn — a mythical white horse with a single spiral horn. But the word “unicorn” has come to mean something...

Sees refurbished Bay Aging office complex; federal funds facilitated the renovation by Larry Chowning - U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st District, was in Urbanna Wednesday, June 29, touring recently refurbished facilities at Bay Aging (BA). The nonprofit organization reported it now...