by James Ritch | Feb 15, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The best memory 102-year-old Dolcie Godwin ever had was 86 years ago. It was June 2, 1932, when the 15-year-old Saxis Island native filled a suitcase with wedding clothes, her best church outfit, and then threw the bag out her bedroom window...
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2019 | Obituaries
Mrs. Frances McLeod Barefoot, 91 of Four Oaks, N.C., completed her life’s journey on Feb. 5, 2019. She was founder of Barefoot’s TLC Nursery, which she began 40 years ago as an outgrowth of her love of gardening. In 1978, she won fame as the National Ladies’ Hollerin’...
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2019 | Sports
By Krystle Bono, Submitted Photo The Arcadia Firebirds varsity grapplers competed in the Region 2A tournament in Poquoson Feb. 2. Angel Vasquez earned a third-place finish in the 106-pound weight bracket, giving him a bid to the state finals this weekend in Salem, Va....
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2019 | Sports
By Krystle Bono, Submitted Photo For the second straight season, the Chincoteague Ponies girls varsity club claimed the Eastern Shore District Championship tournament title, as well as the regular season championship. The girls earned the district title last Thursday,...
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2019 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – For 27 years, a group of friends and neighbors in Cape Charles with no particular affiliation, religious, political, or otherwise, has been raising thousands of dollars for individuals and organizations in need in their community. Every January,...
