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by Tom Chillemi - During a week- to 10-day period in mid-March, there were five or six reported sightings of raccoons “that were acting very odd,” Urbanna Zoning Administrator Roy Kime told council at its March 24 meeting. The Middlesex County...

by Vera England - Longtime Urbanna resident Olena Boyko and her sister Lieda Boyko, a former kindergarten teacher with Middlesex County Public Schools, have been active in support for their native Ukraine in the Florida town where Lieda now...

by Larry Chowning - For months, supervisors have been fielding complaints from residents on Regent Road that the speed limit needs to be reduced from 55 m.p.h. to 45 m.p.h. The speed limit has recently been reviewed by VDOT...

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) on Monday, March 14, approved a proposed fiscal year 2023 (FY 23) school budget that calls for $12,316,267 in local spending. This is a $784,715 increase in local funding over...

by Tom Chillemi - A water system is coming to Deltaville. A sewer system is in the future. A preliminary engineering report released this month by Timmons Engineering has trimmed Middlesex County’s costs for a wastewater collection system in Deltaville...

Old Man Winter took a parting shot at Middlesex County this past weekend. Saturday’s temperatures plunged from the 60s to the 30s and strong gusts and even some light snow hit the area. This Middlesex daffodil wilted, while much...

Citizen to supervisors: More important to “Love Neighbor” than Condfederacy, questions letting electorate decide issue by Larry Chowning - Decorated Vietnam War veteran Lewis Briggs of Locust Hill wants the Confederate monument on the grounds of the Middlesex County Historic...

by Tom Chillemi - Urbanna is planning a special way to salute those who have served or are serving in the U.S. military. The “Hometown Heroes Banner Program” will serve as a tribute to military service men and women who...

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...

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...