Middlesex County (Virginia)

Applications for The Rockfall Foundation's annual awards program highlighting youth achievement are now available online at the foundation's website. The Virginia R. Rollefson Youth Environmental Leadership Awards, named for former foundation Executive...

I don't typically blog here about my vacation shenanigans, but today I'll make an exception. Last week, while recreating in Chicago, I found myself thinking about musical links between the Windy City and Hampton Roads. Most of this was sparked by a...

Gloucester County taxes more boats annually than are registered here, according to state and county figures. The county has 4,326 registered boats, according to statistics provided by the Department of Game and Inland Fisheries. There are 14 other...

Fearing he was in “imminent danger,” a law enforcement officer fired his weapon at a 33-year-old man Friday night who avoided capture outside a Sheetz store and led police on a high-speed pursuit on W.Va. 9, according to Berkeley County...

Ninety-six percent of Virginia's public schools are fully accredited for the 2011-12 school year.  The Virginia Department of Education made the announcement Thursday.  The accreditation is based on performance of students on Standards of Learning and...

The politicians have been arguing and posturing for over a year on health care reform, but now that it has passed the House, what do the people who will actually live with it think? The Daily Press spoke to a consumer, a doctor, health executives and a...

If you want to leave a comment for the Daywatch editorial staff, go here. "Why not ban smoking everywhere except on your own property. If you live in an apartment, smoke inside. Smoking needs to be a private thing. It is a personal habit that is not...

Among the more than 2,000 counties -- out of 3,066 -- in America that count membership in the National Association of Counties, Middlesex isn't one of them. When we were asking around to find out how many local county supervisors......