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Middlesex County school reps sound alarm on non-competitive pay for teachers
Middlesex County Public Schools pays its teachers the lowest salaries of any school system on “this side of Interstate 95” was the message to Supervisors from school officials and the public at a hearing on the county’s proposed 2025-2026...
Regional E-911 dispatch center eyed
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) is learning about the possibility of consolidating local E-911 centers into regional emergency dispatch communication operation centers.
The county recently paid approximately $3.6 million to revamp the old Lewis B. Puller Center building...
Decade-long debate continues
Urbanna-owned strip at end of Virginia Street yields yet another proposal: site for plantings
A proposal for the end of Virginia Street in Urbanna could provide funding for plantings on the town’s 30-foot-wide strip of land. At its April 10...
Two vehicles collide at U.S. Route 17 near Saluda
Virginia State Police Senior Trooper J.W. Krom investigated the two-vehicle crash at U.S. Route 17 and Town Bridge Road that occurred on April 18 at 5 p.m., reported Sgt. J. Teagle of the Virginia State Police’s Gloucester office.
Through Trooper...
Middlesex supervisors will have final say on Deltaville ‘solar farm’
The Middlesex County Historic Courthouse was packed on April 10 with citizens opposing a 20-megawatt utility scale solar energy facility on 77 acres off of North End Road in Deltaville.
For an hour and 45 minutes, 13 people in opposition...
Groundbreaking to replace bridge accelerated
Bridge work may begin in ’28, eight years earlier than previously planned
Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Tuesday, April 15, announced construction to replace the Robert O. Norris Jr. Memorial Bridge over the Rappahannock River between the Middle Peninsula and...
May finish eyed for Puller Ctr. revamp into sheriff’s HQ
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved the final supplement costs of nearly $170,000 to complete the Puller Center restoration into the Middlesex County Sheriff and Emergency Services offices at Cooks Corner.
Middlesex County Sheriff David Bushey informed the...
Broad Creek dredging may now go deeper than officials earlier expected
Middlesex County received some good news last week as County Administrator Matt Walker informed the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) on Tuesday, April 8, that Seaward Marine, the firm that was hired by the county to dredge Broad...
Broad Creek dredge project starts
The long-awaited Deltaville Broad Creek dredging project has started, reported an official of Seaward Marine, the firm that was hired by the county to dredge the creek.
The county has been awarded a $2.3 million Virginia Port Authority grant for...
Large solar facility in Deltaville on agenda at meeting tonight
Citizens question safety of solar panel materials
A decision on a $40 million solar energy facility in Deltaville will be before the Middlesex County Planning Commission when it meets tonight, Thursday, April 10, at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse in...
