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Improvements continue at Whiting Creek public landing

County starts building parking lot to ease public use of Whiting Creek; more projects ahead by Larry Chowning - Improvements at Whiting Creek public landing at Locust Hill have been a long time coming, but work began recently to build...

Rain-or-shine oyster event this Saturday

Join the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department for its upcoming all-you-can-eat, rain-or-shine oyster event. It is set for 5-7 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at the Urbanna firehouse. The menu includes fried or roasted oysters, oyster stew, cole slaw, string beans, scalloped...

Virginia Street town clocks fixed, returned to their sidewalk pedestal

by Larry Chowning - The town clocks on Virginia Street in the Town of Urbanna have been repaired and are back in service, said Urbanna Town Administrator Garth Wheeler last week. The clocks face in opposite directions and share...

Sand fencing planned for Mill Creek’s boat landing

County is maintaining its fight to keep silt clogs out of popular Wake launch site by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) led by Hartfield representative John Koontz just will not give up on keeping the...

Urbanna pool work could begin sooner than first thought

by Tom Chillemi - The Urbanna Town Council is in talks with a second pool construction company that may be able to install a new pool quicker than a previous contractor, Town Administrator Garth Wheeler reported at the Feb....

County buys house, five-plus acres, for better creek access

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on Tuesday, March 1, to purchase 5.43 acres on General Puller Highway (Route 33) between Saluda and Cooks Corner for $93,000. The land joins a 30-acre tract of...

Some of new Middlesex water system operating

Expected to have 43 miles of water lines and 200 fire hydrants by Tom Chillemi - The first three phases of the Eastern Middlesex Water System are now in operation, reported Greg Chambers, chairman of the Middlesex Water Authority (MWA). On Feb....

Virginia St. events eyed for Friday eves in Urbanna

Spring is almost here and Urbanna is looking forward to outdoor activities. by Tom Chillemi -  At its Feb. 24 meeting, the Urbanna Town Council gave the green light to Councilor Marjorie Austin’s proposal to offer special events on...

Only single citizen sounds off at hearing on proposed budget

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) had only two people from the public in the audience and only one spoke at a public hearing Monday at St. Clare Walker Middle School (SCW) in Locust Hill...

New committee to examine Virginia St. kayak pier proposal

by Tom Chillemi - Urbanna’s quest to build a kayak pier at the end of Virginia Street in Urbanna continues. Urbanna Mayor Barbara Hartley has appointed a committee to look at the proposal for a kayak launch on a 30-foot...

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