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Supervisor to EDA: Fix roof of old Cooks Corner building
by Larry Chowning -
With the pull-out of developers in the Cooks Corner brewpub project, at least one county supervisor feels an urgency now to repair the roof on the old Rappahannock Central Elementary (RCE) school cafeteria/auditorium building.
Harmony Village Supervisor...
COVID-19 fears close Urbanna town office
by Tom Chillemi -
Due to COVID-19 precautions, the Urbanna Town Council voted to keep the town office closed until Dec. 29.
The action came at council’s Dec. 10 meeting in which Urbanna Mayor Diane Gravatt said she ordered the Urbanna...
Middlesex officials: Atlantic Broadband is trying to improve
by Larry Chowning -
A meeting with an Atlantic Broadband (ABB) official concerning the firm’s efforts to provide reliable customer service during this COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) acceptance, for now, that the...
Virginia-wide curfew now in effect intended to aid in COVID-19 fight
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday, Dec. 10, new targeted measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in all areas of Virginia. Executive Order Seventy-Two directs Virginians — including Middlesex County residents...
Starting Dec. 14, Virginians required to wear masks in indoor public areas; must stay home midnight-5 a.m.
Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday, Dec. 10 new, targeted measures to slow the spread of COVID-19 as new cases and hospitalizations continue to rise in all areas of Virginia. Executive Order Seventy-Two directs Virginians — including Middlesex County residents...
Multi-use Deltaville trail funds awarded
County receives $1 million grant for bike and foot path along Gen. Puller Highway
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) learned at its Dec. 1 meeting that the county has been awarded an 80/20 matching...
Guards at jail in Saluda get 16% pay hike
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) learned in November that Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) funds will be used to increase salaries for correctional officers working at the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center...
“Firm” price sought for MES units
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) has given permission for the Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) to start the procurement process to obtain a firm price on the cost of installing new heating, ventilation and...
Land clearing starts for new Middlesex water line
by Tom Chillemi -
The Eastern Middlesex Water System is moving full speed ahead. Construction began Dec. 1 with land clearing and the first sections of pipe were scheduled to begin being laid this week, starting just south of Urbanna...
Santa will ride through Deltaville on fire truck Dec. 6
(Editor’s note: The following story was inadvertently omitted from the Sentinel’s Dec. 3 print edition.)
by Don Richeson -
The Lower Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (LMVFD) Auxiliary has arranged for Santa to ride atop a fire truck through Deltaville and Hardyville....
