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 Varsity Football All-Region players named

The Middlesex High School (MHS) 2025-2026 varsity football team earned five all-first team Region A awards, 11 second team honors and three honorable mention...

County approves MC radio upgrade

Multi-band access, $137,272 buy ups regional coverage The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors (MCBS) approved a motion to purchase 45 multi-band portable radios on Nov....

Corraling Chincoteague Ponies is boys goal this Friday

The Middlesex High School (MHS) boys varsity basketball team opened regular season play Tuesday, Dec. 2, traveling to take on the Northumberland Indians in...

High school renovation proposals eyed

Officials weigh revamp vs. new building; new building could cost $100 million The Middlesex County Board of Supervisors and Middlesex County School Board conducted a joint...

Urbanna Christmas parade rolls on Dec. 6

Pam Simon, longtime Urbanna Oyster Festival coordinator, has been named grand marshal of the Urbanna Hometown Christmas Parade, set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec....

MC military vets saluted at Christ Church

The Fellowship Committee of Christ Church Parish (Episcopal) conducted its annual Middlesex County Veterans Day celebration on Tuesday, Nov. 11, in the church social...

SNAP benefits restored

About 15% of people in Middlesex rely on food stamp program Full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits were restored to 1,500 Middlesex County residents on...

Middlesex falls in region grid playoff

The Middlesex High School (MHS) Charger varsity football team lost to the Northumberland High School Indians, 46-14, in the first round of the Region...

Mill Creek Landing dredging update

Middlesex County Planning Director David Kretz brought some good news to the Middlesex County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday, Nov. 5, in that the...

Take oyster shells to Urbanna town marina

They will be recycled to make new oysters The Town of Urbanna Marina is the location of the “Friends of the Rappahannock” oyster shell recycling...

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