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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Abandoning road over Healy’s Millpond dam likely

Action intended to make needed repairs on dam less costly The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors voted 5-0 on Tuesday, Oct. 3 to begin...

A DAM MESS

Easy solution continues to elude officials responding to Healy’s Millpond Dam crisis Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), assigned with maintenance of roads in Middlesex County,...

Manufactured homes hearing canceled

Middlesex supervisors had been asked to amend a county ordinance to allow manufactured homes in some waterfront areas of Middlesex. The county had scheduled...

Middlesex football homecoming Friday

Malik Dandy catches 10-yard pass, paces Middlesex in defense in loss to Lancaster The Middlesex High School (MHS) football team (0-3, 0-0) lost to the...

Dredging of Broad Creek coming soon

Deltaville’s Broad Creek needs to be dredged as soon as possible and the wheels are turning to make it happen. That was the message chairman...

Blue catfish program receives funding cut

Fully implementing could create MC jobs   A legislative bill by State Del. Keith Hodges, R-Urbanna, to enhance and create a blue catfish fishery in...

Penalties and heat prolong tough MHS football home opener

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team fell to Windsor, 34-23, Friday night in a non-conference game at Bristow-Boxley Field in the Syd...

Leaky school roof to get $498,532 fix

The Middlesex County School Board (MCSB) voted unanimously Monday at the board’s regular monthly meeting to spend $498,532 to “restore” the flat portion of...

MHS football home opener set for Friday vs. Windsor

Rowan Anderson is top Charger rusher in Sept. 1 away loss to Northumberland The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team lost the opening game...

Ray V. Rodgers III named 2023 Oyster Festival captain

The Urbanna Oyster Festival Foundation (UOFF) has named Ray V. Rodgers III of Urbanna captain of the 2023 Urbanna Oyster Festival set for Friday...

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