News
New Cooks Corner Park Coming
Middlesex County receives $50,000 for CC park, new basketball court
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) received at the board’s August regular meeting, $50,000 from the River Counties Community Foundation (RCCF) through a grant request...
Home eyed for old oil dock site
by Tom Chillemi -
The Urbanna Planning Commission unanimously recommended the Urbanna Town Council approve a Special Use Permit (SUP) to allow a residence on a small parcel south of The Residences at Oyster Harbor Condominiums. The action took...
Wings, Wheels and Keels returns to Hummel Field
by Tom Chillemi -
The 26th Wings, Wheels and Keels (WW&K) event is set for 8 a.m.-4 p.m. p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, at Hummel Field airport, on Grey’s Point Road (Route 3) in Topping.
This year WW&K will include a...
Urbanna man killed when train hits car
From staff reports -
An Urbanna man died after an oncoming train struck the car he was driving last week.
The man, George H. Haupt Jr., 76, drove around a closed railroad crossing gate as warning signals flashed, according to...
Middlesex County schools to get metal detectors
Deputies receive tips on how to better defend schools
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) agreed Monday night at the board’s regular monthly school board meeting to ban backpacks and large totes from athletic events and...
Working in a NYC office nearby, Christchurch’s Holmes recalls attack on World Trade Center
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...
Urbanna plans crackdown on tall grass
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...
County moves to fix purchase snafu
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...
Six weeks of delays on Norris Bridge to start Monday
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...
Middlesex COVID-19 cases are up
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...
