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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Summer school funding gone as poverty rate falls from 20% to 19%

Middlesex County Public School Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz informed the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors that elementary summer school funds are not available and...

Urbanna Hampton One regatta sailboats race on Urbanna Creek

A longtime tradition of sailboat racing on Urbanna Creek and the Rappahannock River of Hampton One design sailboats was back this past weekend as...

Antioch service honors Blacks who served in Union forces

A Juneteenth tribute to Middlesex County African-American Civil War soldiers and sailors was presented on Sunday, June 22, at Antioch Baptist Church in Saluda...

Supervisors urged to use care in reassessments

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) “request for proposal” (RFP) to hire a reassessment firm to reassess property in Middlesex brought concerns from...

Supervisors recognize squad

Middlesex Supervisors honored the Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary at the board’s June 3 regular monthly meeting by presenting the group with a framed resolution...

Middlesex baseball trio make All Region team

The 2025 Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger baseball team’s Bryson Bulgin was named to the first team Tidewater All-District baseball team at shortstop; second...

1941 article offers info on founding of Hummel Field

Middlesex County Supervisors voted unanimously on June 3 to approve a proclamation declaring that Hummel Field, the county owned airstrip in Topping, was officially...

Mitchell contest winners named

St. Clare Walker Middle School six grader Richard Spurlock won first place honors in the Friends of Urbanna John Mitchell Essay Contest. The annual essay...

MHS boys track team captures runner-up honors at state meet

What a heartbreaker for the Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger boys track team as MHS just missed winning the State Class 1 track and...

MHS track girls finished 17th in state track meet

The Middlesex High School (MHS) girls track team finished 17th in the Virginia Class 1 track and field state meet at James Madison University...

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