Larry Chowning

Larry is a reporter for the Southside Sentinel and author of several books centered around the people and places of the Chesapeake Bay.
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Berkeley and Montague important names in Middlesex Colonial record

Edmund Berkeley IV and James Montague of Middlesex County are names not well known, but names that every student of county history should know...
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Russ Russell named captain of 2026 Urbanna Oyster Fest

The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation has named 100-year-old Russ Russell of Urbanna as captain of the 69th annual Urbanna Oyster Festival set for Friday...
Sports

Davonte Griffin paces MHS vs. ‘Rapp’

Middlesex senior QB rockets to end zone twice; next up: Northampton The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team (1-3, 0-0) lost a non-league game,...
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Register for Middlesex youth hoops

The Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department (MCPRD) is accepting registrations for the 2026-2027 youth basketball season in October and November. Boys and girls between...
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Kirby’s Water View farm was showcased in 1976 in farming newspaper

Since the beginning of English settlement in Middlesex County in 1668, agriculture and the cultivating of land has been centerstage in the economic life...
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Lower height Norris bridge replacement eyed

Reduced height Rappahannock River span cheaper, but could restrict some vessels At a recent meeting between Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and Middlesex County officials...
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Oyster shucking pioneer Sarah Hammond Stokes of Urbanna has died

Oyster shucking pioneer Sarah Hammond Stokes of Urbanna passed away Sept. 13 at the Riverside Lifelong Health & Rehabilitation Center in Saluda. A Middlesex County...
Sports

Middlesex golf team has excellent season

The Middlesex High School (MHS) boys golf team upset the King William Cavaliers to win the Tidewater District golf championship on Monday at Hobbs...
Sports

Middlesex-Lancaster game christens new football site

Chargers fall to Red Devils 30-14; set to face Rappahannock in Warsaw Friday The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team (1-2, 0-0) lost, 30-14,...
Sports

Middlesex notches first football win of the season

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team (1-1) defeated Windsor High School (0-3) at “The Castle,” the Dukes homefield, Friday, Sept. 11, by...
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