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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Supervisors seek info on proposed ‘campground’ 

Would handle some customer overflow from Deltaville’s Dockside Inn Middlesex Supervisors voted 3-2 on Sept. 8 at a public hearing to table action on a...

Learn about planting, growing and life cycles

Jill Shores of Urbanna retired last year after 34 years of dedicated service to Middlesex Elementary School (MES) as a kindergarten, second grade and...

A.B. Gravatt III selected as grand marshal of Oyster Festival

Col. (retired) A.B. Gravatt III of Urbanna and Lansdowne, in background, has been named grand marshal of the 2025 Urbanna Oyster Festival. (Photo by...

Deltaville path plan advances; width reduced

Middlesex Supervisors were informed by the County Administrator that VDOT has approved a “sidewalk” narrow path in Deltaville instead of a wider multi-purpose path. The...

Sign up now for Christ Church veterans event

Middlesex County veterans are invited to Christ Church Parish’s annual Veterans Day celebration on Nov. 11 as the speaker will be Medal of Honor...

Middlesex Downs Archrival Devils

Chargers paced on defense by JaMar Hammond, Maliki Reaves, Andrew Harrow, Travis Archer, Jakub Bowen in football win over Lancaster; will host ‘Rapp’ Friday The...

MIDDLESEX RUNS INTO OFFENSIVE BUZZSAW

Charger football squad falls to Windsor Dukes; to host cross-river foe Lancaster Red Devils Friday The Middlesex High School (MHS) football team (1-2, 0-0) ran...

Veteran ace shucker Sarah Hammond Stokes named Oyster Fest captain

The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation has named Sarah Hammond Stokes, 86, of Urbanna as captain of the 2025 festival. A Middlesex County native, Stokes surprised...

Stormont ‘solar farm’ proposal advances

Middlesex Supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday, Sept. 9 to begin talks with Dominion Energy to install a proposed solar farm (solar power generating site)...

Celebration marks successful rescue of Wake 5 week old

A life blessing and celebration was conducted Thursday, Sept. 4, at the Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad (MCVRS) building in Deltaville, as little Wayland...

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