by James Ritch | Aug 14, 2019 | Uncategorized
Editor’s note: The article referenced was published online Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2019. It has a different title in the Aug. 16 print edition of the paper. By Parksley Mayor Wayne Marshall I am troubled by the fact that your recent article (“From Restroom...
by James Ritch | Aug 14, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 22-year-old Melfa man was arrested this week and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the May shooting death of Alvin Lee “Derek” Rogers, of Belle Haven, according to records filed in Accomack General District Court. Bronta...
by James Ritch | Aug 14, 2019 | Obituaries
Mrs. Linda D. Tweedie, 70, beloved wife of William “Bill” Tweedie and a resident of Onancock since 2006, formerly of Massapequa, N.Y., passed away at home, with her loving husband by her side, Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. Born Nov. 27, 1948, in Rockville Centre, N.Y., and...
by James Ritch | Aug 14, 2019 | Obituaries
Mr. John Paul Downing, 79, of Interlochen, Fla., passed away July 18, 2019, at the Haven Hospice facility in Palatka, Fla. He was born April 29, 1940, at 548 Madison Ave., Cape Charles, the home of his maternal grandmother. He was the second son of the late Clarence...
by James Ritch | Aug 14, 2019 | Obituaries
Dr. Thomas Gerald Wheatley was the first of three sons born to Sidney and Amanda Wheatley on Oct. 12, 1930, on Tangier Island. When he was 16, the family moved to north side Chesconnessex, where he graduated from Onancock High School. Shortly afterward, he attended...
