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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...

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...

A U.S. Marine Corps detachment from Fort Lee in Petersburg made its 26th annual relay run to Christ Church Parish at Christchurch for a memorial service at the grave of Lt. General Lewis B. “Chesty” Puller, the most decorated...

by Bill Powell Events Director Deltaville Maritime Museum –  October is here, the leaves are falling, and here comes the 16th Annual Holly Point Art & Seafood Festival on Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. This jewel of a festival offers...

by Tom Chillemi –  Candidates for the Middlesex Sheriff’s Office, Middlesex Commissioner of the Revenue and Middlesex Commonwealth’s Attorney spoke at a candidate forum on October 10 at the Deltaville Community Association (DCA). In his opening statement, sheriff’s candidate C.B. Blair...

by Tom Chillemi –  Sidewalks in Urbanna that are uneven or broken have been an issue for years.  While some sidewalks are the responsibility of VDOT, the town owns much of the sidewalks and is responsible for their upkeep and repair.  For...

by Tom Chillemi –  Sometimes tractors fly. And when they do it’s exciting. Crabbe Aviation of Hanover was in Middlesex County last week spreading rye seed on about 700 acres. Rye is a grass that will become a cover crop for...

by Larry Chowning –  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors on October 1 voted 4-0 to turn over the county’s animal control enforcement to the Middlesex County’s Sheriff’s Office. Hartfield District supervisor John Koontz was not at the meeting but voiced...

Phase 2 of the renovation of 71-year-old Deltaville Ballpark kicked off last week, paving the way for handicap-accessible seating to be constructed in the wooden grandstand. Accommodating a ramp into the grandstand, which will enter on the previously seldom-used 1st base...

A recent power outage at the Urbanna water tower triggered several phone calls from technology companies asking why their satellite and/or antenna were not working, reported Urbanna Town Administrator Holly Gailey at council’s September 26 meeting. It appears there are...