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Officer’s name, other details not released to public; state police investigating by Tom Chillemi -  On Saturday, Oct. 23, Middlesex School Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz sent an email to families of students and school staff stating that Middlesex High School’s...

by Tom Chillemi -  About 70 citizens turned out for a Middlesex County candidates’ forum at St. Clare Walker Middle School on Oct. 19 and others viewed it live online. All Middlesex candidates for Hartfield and Saluda districts school board and...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors learned this month that the lower end of the county will face voter redistricting due to an increase in Pinetop District’s population and drops in population numbers in the Harmony...

by Tom Chillemi -  The 64th Urbanna Oyster Festival is set for Friday and Saturday, Nov. 5 and 6, and once again the event promises good times, delicious food, two parades, live music on three stages, historic buyboats, crowning of...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Economic Development Authority (EDA) has signed a letter of intent with representatives of the Tractor Supply Company for construction of a retail store at Cooks Corner, reported EDA Chairman Gordon White this week. Tractor...

by Larry Chowning -  A new Church View Post Office building was set on its foundation last week and is expected to be open to customers in the coming weeks, said post office officials this week. Since back in February 2020,...

by Tom Chillemi -  At the Sept. 9 Urbanna Town Council meeting, Urbanna Town Council Attorney Andrea Erard told council masks will be required at council meetings. This mandate stems from new Department of Labor regulations governing employee protection from COVID-19...

by Tom Chillemi -  While some local festivals were canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, the Urbanna Oyster Festival is still set for Nov. 5 and 6. At its Oct. 14 meeting, the Urbanna Town Council heard from Dr. Richard Williams, director...

Work started on the bridge on June 14 and was scheduled to be completed September 2021, said McKnight. The road across the bridge has been closed intermittently with a detour since June.

The ancient shell is from the Miocene era, which extended from 5 to 23 million years ago and is named Chesapecten middlesexensis, after Middlesex County.