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The plan to build 24 workforce housing apartments in the Cooks Corner area is alive again as the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) agreed on Wednesday, Nov. 3, that the project be taken over by Bay Aging.

This is the last in a special two-part series on the Beverly Beach community. by Larry Chowning -  Beverly Beach subdivision in Topping at the mouth of Locklies Creek is a reminder of Middlesex County’s long history of racism and sectionalism....

Christmas Friends Inc. is shifting into high gear for the 2021 season of helping Middlesex County’s needy children and senior adults. Many shoppers received their “wish lists” this week and will soon be bringing in bags of gifts daily....

Saluda ceremony speaker: Vets make huge difference by Tom Chillemi -  The bell of the All Saints Anglican Church in Saluda rang  21 times at 11 a.m. to begin the Nov. 11 Veterans Day celebration at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on Wednesday, Nov. 3, to appropriate funds of $126,860 for a “base bid” from Parsley’s Siteworks LLC of Saluda to create a nature trail on county-owned property...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved installing a bulkhead and parking lot at the Whiting Creek public landing and ramp at Locust Hill. Supervisors voted to approve a $70,392 contract with William Wills Contractor...

The appearance of this Christmas Friends sign in front of the Southside Sentinel in Urbanna signals the start of the holiday campaign. Bettie Lee and Fred Gaskins of the Sentinel installed the banner Monday. Christmas Friends Inc., the local charity that...

The Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge was temporarily shut down around 8 a.m. Wednesday, November 17, after a driver passed out and drove his automobile into the Rappahannock River.

by Tom Chillemi -  On Veterans Day America reflects on the sacrifice of those who served to keep America free. Something is lost in the translation of war statistics when battle statistics are listed in mass numbers. It’s hard to...

State arson team investigating series of blazes in K&Q houses of worship, including one on Nov. 2 by Larry Chowning -  Fire destroyed yet another church in King and Queen (K&Q) County as New Hope Memorial Baptist Church near Glenns was...