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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Middlesex football squad to scrimmage this Friday

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger varsity and junior varsity football season opens this week, with MHS hosting a 6 p.m. scrimmage at the...
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New cameras target illegal bus passers

All Middlesex County school buses have been equipped with exterior cameras to discourage illegal passing of buses when at a stop. MCPS Superintendent Dr. Tracy...
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County to sell waterfront site

Middlesex Supervisors voted 4-0 on July 8, 2025 to sell the 7.05 acres of county-owned waterfront property on Paradise Lane Landing in Deltaville. The property...
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One-time payments earmarked for many county staff members

Supervisors approved a “one-time monetary bonus to full-time and part-time county officers and employees as well as constitutional officers and their staff in recognition...
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Unused for two decades, RCE building rehab cost could hit $2.9M

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors was informed that renovation of the old Rappahannock Central Elementary (RCE) school cafeteria/auditorium at Cooks Corner into a...
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Middlesex body cam vote expected Aug. 5

The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is expected to consider adoption of an expenditure to purchase body-worn cameras for the Middlesex County Sheriff’s Office...
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Hardyville Baby Hawks Rescued

Red-shouldered hawks rehabilitated; released last week Red-shouldered hawks are medium-sized hawks, smaller than red-tailed hawks. Their breeding range spans eastern North America (including Middlesex...
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Town of Urbanna celebrating 1700s roots of post office

The Town of Urbanna and the nation are celebrating the country’s first official post offices in July with Urbanna Post Office having been one...
Community

Middlesex High School alumnus named to VMI Board of Visitors

Virginia governor Glenn Youngkin named Lloyd Taliaferro, a 1991 graduate of Middlesex High School (MHS), to the Virginia Military Institute (VMI) Board of Visitors. Taliaferro...
Community

Steps taken to address stuck barge at Stingray Point

This barge loaded down with pipe used by Seaward Marine Corporation to dredge Broad Creek was stuck at Stingray Point on the bottom of...
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