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June 26, 2026

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Alfred John Burger

Alfred John Burger

Mr. Alfred John Burger, 76, husband of Dorothy Alberta Fyme Burger and a resident of Franktown, passed away Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Mineola, N.Y., he was the son of the late Fred Burger and the late Albina...
Angie Bushong

Angie Bushong

Mrs. Angie Virginia Lee Bushong, 79, entered eternal rest on Friday, June 24, 2022, surrounded by family. Born Dec. 24, 1942, in Lancaster, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Iron Walter Sheppard and the late Angelene Julia Helena Sheppard. Angie grew up in...
Thomas Wayne Satchell

Thomas Wayne Satchell

Mr. Thomas Wayne Satchell entered into eternal rest on Monday, June 20, 2022, at the age of 67. He was born in Northampton County on Aug. 19, 1954. He was the son of the late George Berlin Satchell and the late Ella Virginia Bailey Satchell. He joined Union Baptist...
Exmore Hosts Annual Juneteenth Festival in Town Park

Exmore Hosts Annual Juneteenth Festival in Town Park

Story and Photos by Stefanie Jackson – The 23rd annual Juneteenth festival in Exmore on Saturday, June 18, celebrated the day in 1865 when enslaved African Americans in Texas finally heard the news that they had gained their freedom, more than two years after the...
Missing Boaters Located East of Chincoteague

Missing Boaters Located East of Chincoteague

Staff Report — Two boaters who were reported overdue after failing to return to Hampton were located safely Friday approximately 80 miles east of Chincoteague. The overdue boaters, Yanni Nikopoulos and Dale Jones, contacted watchstanders in the Coast Guard Sector...