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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Manatee trapped by pound net rescued

A manatee was rescued from a pound net by a Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) officer and the owner of the net on Sunday...
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Blaze destroys home on Swan View Drive

Fire destroyed a father and son’s home Sunday at 117 Swan View Drive off Gayles Road, five miles west of Urbanna. When fire departments...
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Urbanna long a provider of safe swimming sites

(Editor’s note: This is the second and final story in a special two-part series looking back on Urbanna swimming holes through the years.) The...
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Compactor goes on the fritz at Hartfield Convenience Ctr.

Due to “a major electrical problem,” one compactor is not working at the Hartfield Convenience Center (804-776-7322) and the facility will be closed today,...
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MIDDLESEX FOOTBALL SEASON STARTS FRIDAY

   The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger football team will open its 2023 season on Friday, Sept. 1, against the Northumberland Indians. The Chargers...
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Saturday’s Rescue Regatta was a joyful event

Deltaville-area race raises funds for Middlesex County Volunteer Rescue Squad The Chesapeake Bay can have many different faces, but on Saturday at the Rescue Regatta...
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Agency seeks to preserve shorelines

With climate change pushing sea water levels even higher, maintaining local shorelines is becoming even more of a challenge. Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public...
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Former UMVFD member killed in King & Queen collision

Jason Ware, 46, of Saluda was killed in a car accident on his way to work Friday morning to the Chesterfield County Fire and...
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Permitting issues slow paving of elementary school’s grassy area

Middlesex County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Tracy Seitz informed the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Aug. 1, that the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality...
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MC school employees pay raises stay at 5%

Middlesex County school employees had hoped for a 7% raise this year but the state legislature opted not to vote on an amendment that...
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