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by Tom Chillemi -  Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Monday a plan for easing restrictions put in place on March 30 and scheduled to be in force until June 10. The “stay at home” order was issued to reduce the...

by Tom Chillemi -  The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office was among those that partnered with the Healthy Harvest Food Bank and the Middlesex Family YMCA in helping to combat food shortages in Middlesex County due to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than...

Members of the Southside Sentinel staff won five first place awards, four second place awards and three third place awards in the 2019 Virginia Press Association News and Advertising Contest. The awards were to be presented during the annual awards...

Measure less strict than earlier proposed ordinance making masks mandatory by Larry Chowning -  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted, 3-2, Thursday, April 30 to approve a resolution to encourage citizens to wear masks when...

by Larry Chowning -  At a special called meeting Wednesday, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors tabled action on an emergency ordinance requiring citizens of Middlesex to wear mask in public during this coronavirus pandemic. The meeting was rescheduled until 5...

If approved, measure would call for covering nose, mouth to fight COVID-19 by Larry Chowning -  At a special emergency called meeting on Wednesday, April 29, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors considered adoption of a countywide “Covering of Nose...

Middlesex authorities continue to probe unsolved cases by Tom Chillemi -  The Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office (MCSO) is taking another look at unsolved cases including a man who vanished almost two years ago; and the 2017 murder of a woman in...

Selling from trucks eyed as a solution by Larry Chowning -  Due to the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants have shutdown throughout the country, leaving local watermen searching for other avenues to market their product. Virginia Rep. Keith Hodges, R-98th District, said this week...

by Jackie Nunnery -  The Cessna approaching Hummel Field last week looked like many of the other small planes that routinely land at the Middlesex County airport in Topping.    But this plane and pilot were on a goodwill mission, carrying...

by Larry Chowning -  At a special called meeting set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider adoption of a countywide "Covering of Nose and Mouth" ordinance. Participation in the meeting...