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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Public speaks out on noise ordinance

Supervisors rescind in 4-1 May 5 vote On Tuesday, May 5, Supervisors voted, 4-1, to rescind the ordinance that had been approved at the April 7...

Public can sound off on $37,345,788 MC budget

The public can sound off on the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors’ proposed $37,345,788 budget at a public hearing set for 7 p.m., Thursday,...

Teacher pay falling behind prompts $1,000 bonuses

The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted unanimously in April, to give a $1,000 “retention” bonus to all Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) employees...

Middlesex’s Turner ties for first in high jump

Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger Kevin Turner surprised a strong field of high jumpers Saturday, May 9 at the Jim Triemplar Memorial Track Invitational...

Middlesex notches 16-1 baseball win vs. Mathews

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger varsity baseball team (7-8, 3-2) defeated arch-rival Mathews High School, 16-1, in a Tidewater District contest on Friday,...

Middlesex supervisors vote 4-1 to rescind noise ordinance

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted, 4-1, on Tuesday, May 5, to rescind a noise ordinance passed by the board in April. The...

Longtime civic leader Russ Russell celebrates 100

Longtime civic leader and Middlesex County Kiwanian Russ Russell of Urbanna turned 100 years old on Friday, May 1! Russ and his wife, the late...

Assessor: Middlesex properties up 25-40% in value

At the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors meeting on April 7, real estate assessor Jason Cowan of Cowan Services LLC provided a detailed update...

Steel paces MHS baseball team against Chincoteague

Charger offense on fire versus Northampton The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger baseball team (5-6, 1-1) had two wins last week, defeating two Virginia Eastern...

Deltaville deadrise Henry Clay finds new life

Now in Maryland as the Driftwood For many decades, Deltaville was Virginia’s wooden deadrise/cross-planked boatbuilding capital with boatbuilders and boatbuilding sheds scattered along the shores...

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