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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MHS wrestlers defeat K&Q at season’s only home meet

The Middlesex High School Charger wrestling team defeated King & Queen Central, 48-30, and lost to Westmoreland, 48-24, and to Franklin, 60-24, in a...

New playground open at Sports Complex

The Middlesex County Sports Complex Commission (MCSCC) has completed a $33,380 upgrade of its complex’s playground located beside St. Clare Walker Middle School in...

School board gifts Cooks Corner land to supervisors

Middlesex supervisors accepted a gift of 19-acres of land “more or less” located behind the old Rappahannock Central Elementary (RCE) School at Cooks Corner...

Chargers downs K&Q, Charles City to get twin district wins

Henry Fleet, Davonte Griffin pace Middlesex hoop boys The Middlesex High School (MHS) basketball team had two Tidewater District wins last week defeating the King...

Auditor praises MC for progress

Middlesex supervisors unanimously accepted a year-ending county audit that reflects a positive balance of $27,483,524. Jay Sanudo of Robinson, Farmer, and Cox Associates PLLC, said...

Middlesex County land value up by 33%

Middlesex County supervisors learned from County Assessor Jason Cowan in December 2025 that his firm’s studies are showing land values in Middlesex have jumped...

Youth basketball starts Jan. 10, schedule

The Middlesex County Parks and Recreation Department winter youth league basketball season will start play on Saturday, Jan. 10, with the starter division at...

Field naming highlights celebration

MC Sports Complex celebrating its 25th anniversary The Middlesex County Sports Complex Committee (MCSCC) is celebrating more than a quarter century of operation and this...

Harrow, Snyder pace MHS wrestlers

Chargers set to host quad meet on Jan. 14 The Middlesex High School (MHS) wrestling team finished 14th at the Mathews Invitational High School...

Public hearing coming up on Stampers Bay Road roundabout

A public hearing will be scheduled after the first of the year for citizens to comment on VDOT's plan to build a roundabout at...

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