News

by Tom Chillemi - A Middlesex County Circuit Court judge is to consider if the Town of Urbanna can borrow $500,000 from the “Charles Wellington Taber Fund” principal to be used to build a new community swimming pool. Request The petition...

by Tom Chillemi - After decades of discussion, building a longer, safer runway has begun at Hummel Field airport in Topping. Oscar Barber, of Delaware Corporation (DelCorp) in Topping, is working with Middlesex County and the Virginia Department of Aviation...

Debate featuring “Patrick Henry” and “George Wythe” to highlight Urbanna’s Aug. 6 Founders Day by Larry Chowning - Urbanna’s Founders Day on Saturday, Aug. 6, will feature a reenactment debate between Patrick Henry (Richard Schumann) and George Wythe (Robert Weathers)...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) encouraged Sheriff David Bushey at the July 12 MCBS meeting to move ahead with planning for a $3.7 million renovation into a new sheriff’s and emergency services facilities...

by Tom Chillemi - On July 12, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) rezoned approximately 15 acres in Saluda to General Business and 2.3 acres to Village Community, clearing the way for a major business. The rezoning application...

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...