News
FIRE GUTS LOCUST HILL HOUSE
Site near St. Clare Walker vacant; blaze under investigation
by Larry Chowning -
A house fire on Thursday, Dec. 1, at 2:42 a.m. totally destroyed a rental house at 6495 General Puller Highway (Route 33) at Locust Hill, near St....
Larger sheriff’s office tops MC proposed CIP
by Tom Chillemi -
A larger building for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) has been on the Middlesex Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) since 2010. After 13 years, the sheriff’s office has finally made it to the top of...
Locust Hill crash kills Topping man
by Don Richeson -
A Locust Hill crash claimed the life of a Topping man last Friday evening. The man, Joseph P. Pearce, 85, died at the scene after the 2019 Hyundai Sonata sedan he was driving ran off...
Sentinel to again publish children’s letters to Santa
Parents are urged to encourage their children to write a letter to Santa and submit it to the Sentinel by Dec. 9. We look forward to sharing all the wishes with Santa this year!
The Sentinel requests that children write...
Urbanna Christmas parade fun is Friday
Parade, other Yule-themed activities slated
by Larry Chowning -
The 27th annual Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade is set for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 2, and the voting for the most decorative trees in the Festival of Trees competition starts at...
Alert Hartfield motorist warns driver his truck’s on fire
by Tom Chillemi -
Driving west on Nov. 22 on a cloudless Tuesday afternoon, Kenny McMullan saw orange flames flickering under the pick-up truck in front of him as they headed towards Hartfield on General Puller Highway (Route 33).
The...
MC supervisors expected to consider rebate
by Larry Chowning -
Concerns over skyrocketing 2022 personal property taxes on vehicles were recognized and adjusted by at least one locality before tax bills went out.
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted unanimously last week to extend...
Poles inspected for broadband expansion in MC
by Larry Chowning -
As an effort to expand broadband to under-served areas of Middlesex County, utility poles are presently being inspected and measured for future installation of lines.
The project is with All Points Broadband (APB) of Richmond, Dominion...
MC could get $1.3 million car tax windfall
Supervisors to consider rebating some of the unexpected funds to Middlesex County taxpayers
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted unanimously at a board retreat at the Deltaville Maritime Museum on Friday to extend the...
Dinghy dock in doubt
New info, council may alter proposal’s outcome
by Tom Chillemi -
Since at least 2015, the Urbanna Town Council has debated how to use the town-owned 30-foot-wide strip of land where Virginia Street meets Urbanna Creek.
The idea of a “kayak”...
