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 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...

Antebellum-era Hartfield mansion, ‘Woodstock’ bulldozed

Once owned by Lincoln’s granddaughter Demolition spotlights Middlesex’s lack of historic preservation ordinance Middlesex County Planning and Zoning Director David Kretz said last week that the...

MC school staff eyed to receive $1,000 bonuses

The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) is considering approval of a $1,000 retention bonus to all Middlesex school staff who will be returning for...

Middlesex schools have 71 non-resident students attending

The Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) system has non-resident students in every grade level from kindergarten through 12th grade, reported MCPS School Superintendent Dr....

MHS track teams finish on top at WP five-way meet

Charger Davonte Griffin is a triple winner for boys The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger boys track team defeated four opponents at the West...

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