by James Ritch | Sep 20, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Removal of historic statues displays an ignorance of history and lack of art appreciation. History and art have been distorted by the self-righteous who wish to bring down the great to their level of mediocrity. Both Grant and Lee were great and honorable...
by James Ritch | Sep 20, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — Southbound Route 13 will be closed for the majority of the day due to an early-morning crash. VDOT is currently setting up lane closures and detours. At approximately 6 a.m. this morning, the Virginia State Police were called to investigate a single...
by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2021 | Obituaries
Ms. Patricia Ann Baumann, 84, of Onancock, peacefully joined her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021, in the comfort of her home. Born July 4, 1937, she was the daughter of the late Newton P. Massie and the late Elizabeth B. Stanley, and indicative...
by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2021 | Obituaries
Ms. Madison Taylor Wessells, 21, of Nelsonia, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at Centra Southside Hospital in Farmville, Va. Left to cherish her memory are her loving parents, Virgil Lee Wessells III and Ann Bell Wessells, of Nelsonia; sister, Delaney Rush...
by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2021 | Obituaries
Ms. Amy Lynn Eckard, 59, of Temperanceville, walked into the arms of her Lord and Savior Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2021. Born June 1, 1962, at the U.S. Army hospital in Frankfurt, West Germany, she was the daughter of Jimmie Roland Eckard, of Parksley, and the late Nellie...
