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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Girls present “Rec” cheerleading program at Tom Carter gym

The Middlesex Parks and Recreation Department conducted a cheerleading camp at the Tom Carter Memorial Gym at Cooks Corner last week. The group presented...

Bridge bears added info on heroism of Newman

by Larry Chowning - Nicknamed “Urbanna bridge,” the Urbanna Road span over Urbanna Creek is officially named “Beryl R. Newman Memorial Bridge.” It recently...

Hundreds attend Saluda Juneteenth Freedom Festival

by Larry Chowning - The Juneteenth observance in Middlesex County was presented on Saturday, June 18. Called the “Juneteenth Freedom Festival,” it was conducted on...

MC using COVID-19 relief money to do work on school parking lots

by Larry Chowning - Summertime work by Middlesex County Public Schools (MCPS) includes paving and repainting of parking lot lines at the three county...

Girls participate in “Rec” volleyball camp

More than 30 girls participated in the Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department’s volleyball camp last week at Middlesex High School. Participants included, front,...

County seeks Hummel air easements; may require airspace condemnation

by Larry Chowning - After an hour-long closed session on Tuesday, June 7, the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) voted to obtain air...

Deltaville man asks supervisors to keep monument in place

by Larry Chowning - Concern over the future of the Daughters of the Confederacy’s 1910 monument on the courthouse green (the grounds of the...

Former Urbanna yacht builder passes

Yacht builder Joseph “Joe” Conboy, 87, passed away in North Carolina recently. From 1966 to 1984, Conboy built wooden and fiberglass boats at his yard...

Revamped Tom Carter gym site of summer youth camps

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department will offer several youth day camps this summer, including its Captains Youth Basketball...

MHS soccer boys lose heartbreaker

by Larry Chowning - The Middlesex High School varsity boys soccer team lost a heartbreaker to Northampton High School on Tuesday, May 31, as...

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