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COVID-19 cases up, school board nixes in-person learning for now by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County School Board voted unanimously Monday to delay the opening of schools for students to Aug. 31 and to use “virtual” instruction for at...

by Tom Chillemi -  The number of  concealed handgun permits issued by Virginia circuit courts has increased 39% through the first six months of 2020, according to court caseload statistics. In Middlesex County, the number of permits commonly called “concealed carry,”...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors learned on Aug. 4 that Virginia 9-1-1 Services Board approved a grant of $893,302 for Middlesex County to fund the installation of a Next Generation 911 (NG911) at the emergency...

by Larry Chowning -   The Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary (MCVRSA) is requesting the public leave donated items for their Bargains & Treasures Flea Market at the store in Deltaville only on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to...

(Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of background stories submitted by the organizers of Urbanna Founders Day, which was officially celebrated Saturday, Aug. 1.) by Paul Malone and Barbara Lovelace -  Urbanna’s origins are full of drama and...

(Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of background stories submitted by the organizers of Urbanna Founders Day, which was officially celebrated this past Saturday, Aug. 1.) by Nancy Fisk and Paul Malone -  Land adventurers, also known as...

by Tom Chillemi and Don Richeson -  Pete Wright of Deltaville had a sleepless night as Tropical Storm Isaias blew through Middlesex County early on Tuesday, Aug. 4. He was awakened about 2:30 a.m. by an alarm from a weather “app”...

Officials hope to deter incidents of vandalism by Tom Chillemi -  Vandalism has motivated the Urbanna Town Council to purchase video surveillance cameras to catch those responsible. At its July 23 work session meeting, council voted to position cameras at Taber Park...

by Larry Chowning -  The Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) will conduct a virtual public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 10 to allow public comment for establishing a Saluda Historic District. DHR officials had scheduled a public hearing for...

by Carrie Dos Santos -  The Library of Virginia has announced the nominees for the 17th annual People’s Choice Awards. These awards are given to the authors of one fiction book and one non-fiction book each year. All of the...