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Larry is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel and author of several books centered around the people and places of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Middlesex deputies to soon wear body cams

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on Tuesday, Aug. 6, to accept a federal grant of $27,320 to go towards the purchase...
Sports

MIDDLESEX YMCA CELEBRATES TWO DECADES

Middlesex Family YMCA founding board members mark its 20th anniversary  The Middlesex Family YMCA in Hartfield is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. To mark...
News

Menhaden fishery to get another look

New study to check if over-harvesting could be starving Va. ospreys The saga of the future of Virginia’s menhaden reduction fishery on Chesapeake Bay continues...
Sports

MC supervisors OK $311,000 expenditure for special needs play site at Cooks Corner

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday, Aug. 6 to approve a $311,000 expenditure to build a “special needs” playground/park on the...
Church

Historical marker celebrates Antioch’s role in Middlesex history

Antioch Baptist Church and the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse served as the backdrop for the special historical highway marker dedication event on Saturday, Aug....
News

Middlesex seeks state takeover of Wake ramp

County wants help with Mill Creek Landing silt The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) directed County Administrator Matt Walker to go back to Department...
News

Urbanna businessman and unofficial mayor dies after tractor accident

UPDATE: Bill Hight passes after succumbing to injuries William Christopher “Bill” Hight, 81, of Urbanna, a professional collector and unofficial mayor, died Friday, Aug. 9,...
News

Middlesex County closer to harvest of timber

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is considering timbering a 35-acre tract of land that the county owns between Cooks Corner and Saluda. Supervisors purchased...
Community

Water View’s Lena Sickal now twice honored

Back in July, the Upper Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department’s (UMVFD) Independence Day parade and festivities had Lena Sickal as its grand marshal for the...
News

MC Courthouse to get $39,000 revamp for new official’s office

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved a $39,000 bid from Haley Builders Inc. of Ashland to renovate the basement of the new...
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Deltaville Lights magic continues nightly through New Year’s Day

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Deltaville Lights magic continues nightly through New Year’s Day

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Deltaville Lights is back for the 21st year with 180,000 bulbs, 92 “Pole Trees,” and a new centerpiece tree, said Deltaville’s Stephen Blue, mastermind...

Officials consider earlier Norris Bridge replacement

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The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) on Tuesday, Dec. 10, updated a nearly full Lancaster Elementary School Theater on the long road to a...