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Topped by a 1700s-style tri-cornered hat and wearing a colonial costume, Urbanna’s Dr. Paul Malone gave a sidewalk talk last Saturday, August 1, 2020, in Urbanna at the town’s annual Founders Day celebration. Malone talked about Urbanna historical figure...

Excavation for Urbanna swimming pool reveals apparent unmarked grave; experts to investigate by Tom Chillemi -  An apparent unmarked grave was unearthed on July 20 during excavation for a swimming pool in Urbanna at the home of Gari Lister and her...

by Larry Chowning -  The Town of Urbanna, established in 1680, is one of the oldest towns in America and in celebration of that rich heritage, Friends of Urbanna Museum and Parks (FOUMP) is presenting the seventh annual Urbanna Founders...

Was just dredged out in May; officials want to study problem before re-trying by Larry Chowning -  After the public boat ramp at Mill Creek Landing in Wake was dredged in May, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors learned at its...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted on July 7 to allow Middlesex County Public School (MCPS) officials and Hartfield District Supervisor John Koontz to move forward with design development for a historical decorative mural. The...

Dr. Paul Malone explains the details of the John Mitchell map, the man responsible for drawing it, how it came to be, and how it came to be on display at the Urbanna Museum & Visitor Center, which used...

by Don Richeson -  Nearly 4,000 Middlesex County locations lost power multiple times Tuesday after a vehicle knocked down a power pole along General Puller Highway (Route 33) near the entrance to Christchurch School a little after 2 p.m. The...

Work on $15 million project may start as soon as this fall by Tom Chillemi -  Bringing drinking water to central and eastern Middlesex County took a major step this week when the Middlesex Water Authority (MWA) received clearance to seek...

by Larry Chowning -  The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors learned at its regular monthly meeting on July 7 the county has been awarded a $150,000 planning grant from the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) to study dredging of Parrott’s Creek...

by Don Richeson -  A Middlesex County man and woman are dead following a crash in Middlesex early Saturday morning. The pair was killed on impact when the 2003 Volkswagen convertible they were riding in collided head-on with a Kenworth...