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Middlesex is now a Second Amendment Sanctuary County
by Larry Chowning
After nearly two and a half hours of listening to speakers, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved a resolution on December 3 that declares Middlesex a Second Amendment Sanctuary County.
The approval came on a 3-1-1...
Old leather gun case traced to former Urbanna resident who was a Governor
by Larry Chowning
When Marion Timbrook of Mechanicsville was cleaning out her great-uncle’s home in Rushmere near Smithfield, she came across a leather gun case dating back several generations.
At first she thought it might be a gun case related to...
Progress continues on Cooks Corner Revitalization Project
by Tom Chillemi -
The Middlesex Foundation plans to build 24 workforce housing apartments, a component of the Cooks Corner Revitalization Project.
The project has received $3 million in funding from multiple state and federal resources.
Housing, slated to be built...
Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade is this Friday
The Urbanna Christmas Parade will be held Friday, December 6. Food concessions will start at the firehouse at 4:30 p.m. At 6:15 p.m. the Hermitage Baptist Church Choir will perform on the steps of Bristow’s Store. Also, Beth Justice...
Town council approves ‘concept’ for Taber Park, considers enclosed pool
by Tom Chillemi –
There’s little question that Urbanna’s 52-year-old pool needs to be replaced. It topped citizens’ wish list when input was being gathered to develop a master plan for Taber Park.
Emerging from town council discussions is the idea...
Resolution seeks to have board declare Middlesex a ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’
At the Tuesday, December 3, meeting of the Middlesex Board of Supervisors, the Middlesex County Republican Committee (MCRC) will present a proposed resolution to designate Middlesex a “Second Amendment Sanctuary County.” MCRC Chair Trudy Feigum said the MCRC will...
Longtime radio personality is grand marshal of the Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade
by Larry Chowning –
Longtime radio personality Tom Davis of Wicomico Church in Northumberland County has been named grand marshal of the 2019 21st Annual Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade. Members of the Middlesex Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) Ladies’ Auxiliary have...
Henrico man found dead in Broad Creek
The body of a 63 year-old-man was found floating in Broad Creek in Deltaville on Sunday, November 24, reported Major M.E. Sampson of the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office.
According to police, deputies were called to Dozier’s Regatta Point Marina about 3...
Junk vehicles in Middlesex must be screened
by Tom Chillemi –
“One person’s junk is another person’s treasure,” Earnest Gresham of Locust Hill told the Middlesex Board of Supervisors during a public hearing on a proposed inoperable vehicle ordinance on November 6 at the Historic Courthouse in...
Christmas Friends begins 34th year; goal is $30,000
This week Christmas Friends Inc. kicked off its 34th year of helping the less fortunate of Middlesex County. The community-based program again brings together those who want to make Christmas brighter for hundreds of local needy children and elderly...
