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Town of Urbanna to rent temporary space to use while tackling multiple issues with current HQ
The building does not comply with the American Disabilities Act, Goldsmith noted, and the second floor air conditioning needs to be replaced, the HVAC ductwork on the first floor is disintegrating and spewing particles…
Elementary school’s new $1.69 million units installed
The Middlesex Elementary School (MES) $1.69 million heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) project is moving forward. On Wednesday, Nov. 24, old HVAC units were removed and two new rooftop HVAC units were installed at MES.
New Urbanna community pool may cost $1 million
by Tom Chillemi -
The cost of a new Town of Urbanna swimming pool could approach $1 million, Urbanna Town Council member Bill Goldsmith, who chairs the finance committee and the pool committee, told council at its Nov. 18 meeting.
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New cigarette tax expected to bring MC up to $228,000 a year
The Town of Urbanna had only one retail store reported by CBRCTC that sells cigarettes and that was the Urbanna Market, the town’s local grocery store.
Wake child molester receives 40-year sentence
by Tom Chillemi -
On Nov. 17, Middlesex County Circuit Court Judge Jeffrey Shaw sentenced Jimmy Elias Bristow, of Wake, to 40 years in prison and a $30,000 fine after Bristow was found guilty of 20 sex crimes involving minors that...
Workforce housing still a possibility
The plan to build 24 workforce housing apartments in the Cooks Corner area is alive again as the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) agreed on Wednesday, Nov. 3, that the project be taken over by Bay Aging.
Time moves forward in MC’s Beverly Beach community
This is the last in a special two-part series on the Beverly Beach community.
by Larry Chowning -
Beverly Beach subdivision in Topping at the mouth of Locklies Creek is a reminder of Middlesex County’s long history of racism and sectionalism....
Join the Christmas Friends wrapping crew at Sentinel
Christmas Friends Inc. is shifting into high gear for the 2021 season of helping Middlesex County’s needy children and senior adults. Many shoppers received their “wish lists” this week and will soon be bringing in bags of gifts daily....
Middlesex honors veterans
Saluda ceremony speaker: Vets make huge difference
by Tom Chillemi -
The bell of the All Saints Anglican Church in Saluda rang 21 times at 11 a.m. to begin the Nov. 11 Veterans Day celebration at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse...
Cooks Corner nature trail funds OK’d
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on Wednesday, Nov. 3, to appropriate funds of $126,860 for a “base bid” from Parsley’s Siteworks LLC of Saluda to create a nature trail on county-owned property...
