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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Northern Neck foes defeat MHS baseball team

The Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity baseball team dropped two games last week losing to Northumberland, 8-2, on Friday, March 20, and, 3-0, to...

MHS leak cost total nears $10,000

Supervisor Williams wants to replace current aging high school with new one at a different location The final cost of a water leak in the...

Officials clash on school salaries

MC school board seeks 5.2% teacher raises; supervisors proposed only 2% Despite warnings from the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors during February budget work sessions that...

MHS’s Griffin, Fleet picked for All-Region team

The Middlesex High School (MHS) varsity boys basketball team had two players make the All-Region team in the 2025-2026 season as junior Davonte Griffin...

Walnut Hill Auctions’ Carolyn Extine shows female leadership

Carolyn Extine of Walnut Hill Auctions is changing the way the Middle Peninsula thinks about auctions. “A faded photograph sat tucked away in a trunk...

Fee ceiling on business licenses may be eliminated

Move could generate $70,000 in revenue annually for county The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors is considering eliminating the current $7,500 payment cap for a...

Possible axing of Wetlands Board concerns chairman

As a budget cut in the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 (FY 26-27) budget, staff and the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors have been discussing...

MHS indoor track athletes excel in state championships

The Middlesex High School (MHS) indoor track team had several performers to place in the Virginia High School League (VHSL) indoor state companionships on...

Middlesex Rec basketball winners announced

Chandler Automotive upset the regular season junior league champions Empowered Electric LLC, 25-21, and J&M Rizinz Starz crushed Ward’s Landscaping, 47-39, in the finals...

County eyes slashing half of Bay Transit bus service

Provides rides for citizens in need of medical treatments or to buy food or get to work During a Feb. 24 budget work session, the...

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