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FBI seeking information in 2017 Deltaville murder
“If you have information, no matter how small or insignificant it might be, it could be important. Please contact us on the Crime Line at 804-758-5600.”
— Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office
by Tom Chillemi
July 11, 2021, marked four years since Margaret...
Buyboat Rendezvous runs July 30-Aug. 8; starts at Urbanna Town Marina
by Larry Chowning
The Chesapeake Bay Buyboat Association will present its 17th annual buyboat rendezvous from July 30-Aug. 8. The tour will start in Urbanna at the town-owned marina at the foot of Virginia Street on Urbanna Creek...
Coast Guard plans to downgrade Milford Haven to seasonal status
by Sherry Hamilton
The U.S. Coast Guard is making plans to downgrade the status of the Milford Haven Coast Guard Station in Mathews from a small boat station to a seasonal station, open only six months a year.
According to...
In split vote, MC supervisors vote to remove monument Public hearing still needed before removal occurs
by Larry Chowning
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted 3-2 to remove the granite Confederate monument in the southwest corner of the courthouse green at the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse at a board meeting on Tuesday, July 6.
Hartfield...
Virginia attorney general: Urbanna mayor can vote in council proceedings
by Tom Chillemi
Virginia’s Attorney General Mark R. Herring has issued his opinion that Urbanna’s mayor “is authorized to vote in proceedings of the council in the same fashion as other members of the council.”
The town council had voted earlier...
Middlesex, Urbanna OK new 40-cents a pack tax on cigarette purchases
by Tom Chillemi
Middlesex County and Urbanna are now each part of the Chesapeake Bay Region Cigarette Tax Board and each jurisdiction has levied a 40-cents tax on each pack of 20 cigarettes.
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors made it...
Day in 1910 monument dedicated MC Courthouse crowds celebrated
by Larry Chowning
The Confederate monument on the Historic Middlesex County Courthouse green was dedicated on July 4, 1910 by the Middlesex Chapter of Daughters of the Confederacy.
President of the chapter, Alice W. Christian of Urbanna, wife of Col. William...
Replica of 1700s sloop makes exciting trip through Deltaville
by Larry Chowning –
The Deltaville community got a glimpse of Luna this week as the 48-foot sloop moved slowly down main street Deltaville, dodging power lines along the way.
In the hands of Nat and Bubbie Crown at Crown Marine,...
Independence Day-themed boat parade thrills Urbanna
by Tom Chillemi –
Ten boats entered the Urbanna Boat Parade on July 2 that was part of the town's celebration of Independence Day, capped by fireworks. Prizes were awarded for the most patriotic entry, James and Kelly Blue, and...
Wake man found guilty of 20 child-victim sex crimes
by Tom Chillemi –
Following a two-day jury trial in Middlesex County Circuit Court, Jimmy Elias Bristow of Wake was found guilty of 20 counts of sex crimes involving minors. The jury of six men and six women recommended Bristow,...
