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Jury finds teen guilty of 2nd-degree murder
On October 31, 2019, a Middlesex County Circuit Court jury found Tariq Joel Beane of Lancaster County guilty of second-degree murder and use of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Following a three-day trial, the jury found Beane...
Surviving a ‘living hell’
Veterans Day set for Monday
by Larry Chowning –
When Lewis Briggs Jr. of Locust Hill got his draft notice in 1968 to go into the United States Army, he thought someone was pulling a joke on him. He soon...
2019 Middlesex County Election Forum
Middlesex County voters will go to the polls on Tuesday, November 5, from 6 a.m.-7 p.m. to elect three county supervisors, three county school board members, four constitutional officers, a state delegate, a state senator, and two directors to...
It’s Oyster Festival time!
by Tom Chillemi –
Mention the Town of Urbanna to someone, when traveling far or wide, and their response is likely to be “the Oyster Festival.”
The area’s premier annual autumn festival and the “Official Virginia State Oyster Festival” returns to...
Keeping the voting machines maintained
by Larry Chowning –
J.D. Davis of Locust Hill was hired as a voting machine custodian assistant by the Middlesex County Electoral Board on December 13, 1990, and is retiring after the November 5 election following 27 years of service.
Davis...
Veterans Day event is Nov. 11
A Veterans Day celebration will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, November 11, on the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse Lawn at the intersection of Route 17 Business and Route 33 in Saluda.
The program is sponsored by American Legion...
Cooks Corner project begins
While the Middlesex Water Authority (MWA) is working towards building the Eastern Middlesex County Water System, construction began last week on an interim water system to serve Cooks Corner.
Middlesex County will be receiving about $3 million in grant funding...
Hearing on inoperable vehicles law is Nov. 6
by Tom Chillemi –
Some call them “spare parts cars,” others call them “junk.” Whatever the name, Middlesex County is considering a law to require “inoperable vehicles” to be shielded from view.
On Wednesday, November 6, at 7 p.m. the Middlesex...
Volunteers contribute their brawn, brains, and smiles
by Carrie Dos Santos
MCPL Executive Director –
As most readers of this column know, the Middlesex County Public Library is a non-profit organization. As such, all monetary contributions are pumped into our services, buildings, and collections for the public. Our...
NAACP election forum is Thursday
The Middlesex NAACP will hold a candidate forum Thursday, October 24, at St. Clare Walker Middle School on Route 33 in Locust Hill. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the forum begins at 6 p.m.
As of Tuesday, most candidates...
