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Improved Internet service coming to central, upper Middlesex County
Broadband Internet service is coming soon to unserved areas including central and upper Middlesex County.
Residents or businesses in the service areas are encouraged to sign up now, said Kevin Gentry, executive director of the Middlesex Broadband Authority. For a...
Faded, false MC historic marker will be replaced
Supervisors have voted to have a state historic county line highway marker replaced with a new updated sign.
Supervisors voted to expend $3,500 to replace the sign — one of the original Middlesex historic road signs erected in the early...
County eyes ways to fund dredge work
Broad, Jackson creeks areas may get special designation;
funding would come solely from landowners in areas
At a Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) work session on Jan. 3, Middle Peninsula Planning District (MPPDC) Executive Director Lewis “Lewie” Lawrence provided...
Community aids boat fire victim
Last week’s story in the Sentinel about a Jan. 23 fire that destroyed the boat that Rusty Chrisley and his 13-year-old Pomeranian-mix dog Star were living on resulted in an outpouring of generosity, said Ron Hynes, who set up...
Middlesex County Library seeks funding increase
The Middlesex County Public Library (MCPL) system requested $170,000 funding in the upcoming budget from the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) on Friday, Jan. 24. This is an increase of $25,000 from the current budget year. The county...
Wind-whipped Stingray Point fire fully engulfs two bayside dwellings
Fire destroys two homes in Deltaville,
firefighters prevent further spread
UPDATE
Wind-driven fire quickly consumed two houses on Stingray Point on Thursday, Jan. 30.
By the time the first firefighter arrived the waterfront homes were a glowing torrent of orange flames as east...
Middlesex County, Virginia rewarded for numerous, fertile farms
During budget work session talks on Friday, Jan. 24, at the Middlesex County Historic Courthouse in Saluda, Middlesex supervisors seemed surprised that of $1,587,778 in grant funds given out in 2024 to implement agriculture conservation practices, Middlesex farmers were...
Fire destroys docked sailboat home at Fishing Bay Marina in Deltaville
(Note to readers: This story was relayed by Ron Hynes, who has set up a Go Fund Me account for Rusty Chrisley, his friend who lost everything in a fire on his boat.)
A 72-year-old Navy veteran lost everything last...
Town enters year four of $3,000-plus monthly rent
The Town of Urbanna’s quest to close on the purchase of the new town hall drags on.
“Closing on purchase of 390 Virginia St. or move to an alternative,” was listed as the top priority by town council members and...
Crittenden: Deltaville marina users could benefit from trolley service
During budget work session talks on Friday, Jan. 24, Pinetop Supervisor Randy Crittenden encouraged Bay Transit, a Division of Bay Aging, to consider providing trolley service from marinas in Deltaville to the shopping areas in the village.
Crittenden said there...
