Southside Sentinel

by Larry Chowning -  Oh, if only that old piano could play back the songs and tunes that were once belted out on her keyboard...

Last week I received one Christmas-time “gift” Santa could have left in his sack — a break-through case of COVID-19. I was fully “pfizerized”...

If a letter to Santa were to be written, it would read something like this … Dear Santa, Thank you for all of the lovely gifts...

The Dec. 23 issue of the Southside Sentinel is the final one of the year. The staff is now on its annual Christmas week vacation and the next issue will be published on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2022. There will be no Dec. 30 edition.

Charles Melvin Bennett Sr., 87, of Saluda passed away on Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. Charles was a champion skeet shooter. He enjoyed boating, golf, hunting, fishing and most of all spending time with family and friends.

The Middlesex High School (MHS) wrestling team defeated Northampton, 54-12 and Lancaster, 42-36, on Thursday, Dec. 16, at the Chargers first home meet of the season.

The joy of Christmas season comes in so many different packages. For Brenda Lomax of Locust Hill the season starts when pulling out holiday decorations, making sure all lights work and making her yard and home pretty for the holidays.

Laura Offield-Hubbard, 65, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, Dec. 17, 2021, surrounded by friends and family, ending her 16-month battle with cancer. Laura...

by Larry Chowning  -  An oyster restoration project on the Piankatank River on Middlesex County’s southern border is now complete, reported Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam...

Contractor finally gets steel needed to finish by Larry Chowning - Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) officials announced last week that Barricks Mill Road (Route...