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Middle Peninsula residents gather to observe Juneteenth celebration
by Molly Hoffman -
On Friday, June 19, CircleUp Middle Peninsula and Gloucester First United Baptist Church partnered to present a community Juneteenth celebration. Representatives from recent racial justice marches and other Middle Peninsula organizations focused on racial equity spoke.
The...
Middlesex voters head to polls June 23
by Don Richeson -
Middlesex County voters head to the polls Tuesday, June 23 to help pick either a U.S. representative or U.S. Senator, although many are instead voting by absentee ballot due to COVID-19 concerns. No matter what their...
VIDEO: Middlesex Virginia Black Lives Matter March for Justice
Scores join Saluda march decrying racial injustice
Peaceful protest one of many around U.S. spotlighting death of man at the hands of police in Minneapolis, Minn., on May 25
by Larry Chowning -
The "Black Lives Matter" rally on Sunday in Saluda carried...
Contractor with COVID-19 prompts shutdown and $28,000 fumigation
HVAC man reportedly worked throughout courthouse
by Larry Chowning -
The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors received word at its June 2 regular monthly meeting that the new county courthouse building in Saluda was shutdown on May 21 to be disinfected...
County OKs earlier jump in lodging tax
Will collect additional 3% starting this July, not 2021
by Tom Chillemi -
Following a public hearing on June 2 at which no one spoke, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors approved a 5% lodging tax that will go into effect...
Middlesex folks asked to support Flag Day
The local chapter, Mary Ball Washington, of the Freedoms Foundation at Valley Forge, reminds everyone that Flag Day, June 14, is coming up this Sunday.
Mary Ball Washington Chapter was formed in 2009 by Elizabeth Eubank Benton, a life-long resident...
Middlesex (VA) Black Lives Matter March for Justice planned
MIDDLESEX, VA -
From Lauren Wood:
“K. LaMar Gresham and I are organizing the Middlesex Black Lives Matter March for Justice this Sunday, June 7 in cooperation with the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office.
“The...
Wastewater pump station may be built in Taber Park
by Tom Chillemi -
The Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), which owns and operates the Urbanna wastewater treatment plant, has approached the town council about building a pump station in Taber Park. A parcel measuring 100- by 100-feet is needed,...
Rallies urge justice
by Robert Mason Jr. and Lisa Hinton-Valdrighi -
While across America rallies for justice turned violent and riotous over the weekend, some 300 peaceful protesters came together in Kilmarnock Sunday to call for an end to racism and police brutality....
Downtown Urbanna streets getting repaved overnight
Watling, Cross and Virginia streets in the Town of Urbanna are getting a facelift as the Virginia Department of Transportation is having the streets repaved. Repaving started Sunday, May 31, and is scheduled to be completed by June 12,...
