News

by Tom Chillemi - Sewer in Middlesex has been discussed for years and now construction of a wastewater collection system is about to begin at Cooks Corner. Pipes and concrete casing that will be buried on both sides of General...

Due to our printer's error, this week's paper was missing four pages. It is being reprinted and the correct version will be in the mail and on newsstands in the morning. We are sincerely sorry for any problems this has...

by Larry Chowning - Middlesex Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to pay $300,000 for a six-acre tract of land at the north end of Hummel Field airport in Topping. The six-acre tract owned by Delaware Corp., a construction...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted 5-0 Tuesday, Oct. 4, to fund an estimated $4.5 million renovation of the former Lewis B. Puller Vocational Center building at Cooks Corner to serve as headquarters...

by Don Richeson - A Saluda man was killed Sunday when his pickup was broadsided by another pickup on U.S. 17 in Gloucester County. The man, Joseph F. Stephenson, 80, of the 4000 block of Buena Vista Road, died...

by Tom Chillemi - A grassroots effort to fight litter received the support of the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors, which approved a “Zero Tolerance for Litter Resolution” at its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 4. By approving the...

by Tom Chillemi - On Monday, Oct. 3, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) issued an emergency regulation closing all Virginia portions of the middle and southern Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries to shellfish harvesting. This included areas of...

by Tom Chillemi - The 26th annual Wings, Wheels and Keels (WW&K) at Hummel Field airport in Topping on Sept. 24 drew an estimated 3,800 people. The story behind the car Every car has a story. And how WW&K exhibitor Melvin...

by Tom Chillemi - When the Urbanna Town Council meets on Thursday, Oct. 13, it may discuss a proposed ordinance that could replace the town’s existing tall grass and junk ordinances. Officials have said the new ordinance would be...

by Larry Chowning - During the public comment period at the Sept. 13 Middlesex County Board of Supervisors meeting, Kilmers Point resident Hal Muller complained about the county’s lack of regulatory concern over the rise in Airbnb rental units...