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Central water is here. Sewer is being designed. by Tom Chillemi -  A wastewater collection system for the Topping area is being designed that would require Middlesex County to get in the sewer business. Here’s why. Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD) has...

The Dec. 23 issue of the Southside Sentinel is the final one of the year. The staff is now on its annual Christmas week vacation and the next issue will be published on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. There will be no Dec. 30 edition.

by Larry Chowning  -  An oyster restoration project on the Piankatank River on Middlesex County’s southern border is now complete, reported Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam in a recent announcement. Gov. Northam said that projects on the Piankatank and Great Wicomico rivers,...

Contractor finally gets steel needed to finish by Larry Chowning - Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials announced last week that Barricks Mill Road (Route 625) in Syringa  reopened to traffic on Monday, Dec. 6.       The new bridge...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) was told Tuesday, Dec. 7, that about 100 property owners have complained about the recent reassessment of their property values, which according to County Administrator Matt Walker is a...

by Tom Chillemi -  Greg Chambers, who serves as chairman of the board of the Middlesex Water Authority (MWA), reported that the first two phases of construction are complete. The pump station for the wells at Rosegill near Urbanna is finished...

Police released the grounds of Lower King & Queen Baptist Church back to the congregation and work was completed removing debris from an August fire that burned the 100-plus year old Dragonville church building to the ground.

by Tom Chillemi -  How much will Middlesex Water Authority’s  (MWA) water system cost the county? That question is often asked by citizens and the Sentinel recently asked the MWA to explain the costs. The MWA is an independent entity separate...

A car struck and killed a Topping man who was walking along Route 33 just west of Hartfield Saturday evening. The man, Leon Keyser, 42, was walking westbound near Bob’s Hole Road when he was hit by a westbound 2007 Toyota Yaris, driven by Pamela E. Morris, according to Sgt. Michelle Anaya, of the Virginia State Police.

A state historical highway marker dedication is set for 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, in Essex County. The marker will honor the memory of Thomas Washington, an African-American man who was lynched in March 1896. Although the incident garnered...