Jan 30, 2025 · Part 1 • Part 2 • Part 3 • Part 4 Reuniting with Grandfather’s ‘Good Ship Tobermory’ on its 100th birthday Dennis Dougherty of Sault Ste Marie, Mich., spent many years fondly looking out at the “Champion,” (F.W. Wakefield’s dream ship “Tobermory II” that he had designed and built according to his own plans in 1924) that lay partially submerged on a sand bar near his house...

20 hours ago · A Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources researcher shows off a blue catfish recently. (Photo by Kenny Fletcher/Chesapeake Bay Foundation) An invasive predator wreaking havoc in Virginia waters is now the target of a bill introduced by a Virginia lawmaker. The proposal advancing through the ...

20 hours ago · L ast 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 a GoFundMe account for them.. “The kindness and generosity of those that have heard of this …

20 hours ago · Middlesex High School guard Nathan Powell feeds the ball down low in the Chargers 47-43 win over Mathews on Tuesday, Jan. 28. (Photo by Larry Chowning) The Middlesex High School (MHS) boys basketball team (12-5, 8-1) defeated the Mathews High School Blue Devils, 47-43, in a top-seed Tidewater ...

20 hours ago · 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 supervisors with a creative way to gather funds from taxpayers most impacted — without tax increases.

20 hours ago · 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 has contributed $145,000 to the library in each of the past two fiscal years.

20 hours ago · A pplications are now being accepted for Arts in the Middle’s Local Artist Tent at the 2025 Spring Arts Festival on June 7 and 8.. Now entering its 11th year, Arts in the Middle, conducted at Hewick Plantation, just outside Urbanna, is consistently rated one of the best outdoor fine art shows in eastern Virginia, and is a perennial favorite among exhibiting artists.

Dec 11, 2024 · Five things about sewer planning . As Middlesex County sewer planning enters its sixth year, here are five things to know about sewer: It will be expensive.

Dec 31, 2024 · In December, the Virginia Fusion Center, located within the Homeland Security Division of the Virginia State Police, has received more than 150 tips regarding drone activity throughout Virginia, a VSP release stated.

Oct 2, 2024 · Assistant County Administrator AnnMarie Ricardi reported that at the July 18 VPPSA Middle Peninsula Oversight Committee meeting, the committee discussed the consideration of obtaining a central site to be used as a recycling distribution center in …