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Converting MHS tennis courts to more parking spaces eyed by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) had Stephen Halsey, vice president of Moseley Architects in Richmond, report Monday at the board’s July regular monthly meeting that “the...

by Tom Chillemi - The idea of making Urbanna’s intersection of Virginia Street and Cross Street a four-way stop has come up again. Most people driving east on Virginia Street turn right onto Cross Street. However, there is the occasional...

by Larry Chowning - After making the trip across the Atlantic Ocean starting in March 2021, Clare Padilla and Oliver Vauvelle have been cruising through the West Indies and southern U.S. and recently found their way to Middlesex County. The...

Thousands thrill to Urbanna’s Independence Day boat parade and fireworks by Tom Chillemi - Kinley Nichols wanted to see a unicorn — a mythical white horse with a single spiral horn. But the word “unicorn” has come to mean something...

Sees refurbished Bay Aging office complex; federal funds facilitated the renovation by Larry Chowning - U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-1st District, was in Urbanna Wednesday, June 29, touring recently refurbished facilities at Bay Aging (BA). The nonprofit organization reported it now...

All are invited to the Urbanna Main Street Economic Vitality Town Hall meeting planned for 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 12, at Urbanna Baptist Church Fellowship Hall. Rebecca Rowe, director of Virginia Main Street Program of the Virginia Department of...

Children 6 months and older are now eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Health departments in the Three Rivers Health District are now offering the Moderna and Pfizer vaccines for children 6 months and older, in addition to back-to-school...

by Don Richeson - Urbanna officials predict thousands will attend the town’s Independence Day-themed activities. Town Administrator Garth Wheeler told the Sentinel this week that he anticipates up to 2,000 people will come by land and by water for...

by Tom Chillemi - Access to the boat public landing and boat ramp on Whiting Creek at Locust Hill is much easier now that Middlesex County has created a parking area to accommodate boat trailer parking. This ramp gives...

Urbanna Councilor Chowning casts lone no vote; had earlier stated new tax rate equates to real estate tax increase by Tom Chillemi - In a split vote, the Urbanna Town Council last week adopted a $1.1 million budget for fiscal...