by James Ritch | Sep 15, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Virginia is identifying about 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, and the COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.8%, which has been decreasing over the last 12 days, Gov. Ralph Northam reported during a press briefing Sept. 15. “When we’ve had these...
by James Ritch | Sep 15, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Ethel Sarah Weatherly was born to William and Mary Chandler on July 15, 1942, in Accomack County. She departed this life on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, surrounded by her loving family. Ethel was affectionately known as “Granny” or “Aunt Curly.” She attended Accomack...
by James Ritch | Sep 15, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Dorothy Marie Hanna Bonney, 79, wife of the late Douglas Gerald Bonney Sr., passed away peacefully on Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at her home in New Church. A native of Virginia Beach, she was born Aug. 10, 1941, a daughter to the late Mark Hanna Sr. and the late...
by James Ritch | Sep 15, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — The death of a 29-year-old Parksley man on Saturday is being investigated as a homicide, according to the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office received a report Saturday, Sept. 12, around 9:32 p.m. that a vehicle had driven through a...
by James Ritch | Sep 15, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — A man was found suffering from a gunshot wound after deputies were called to the scene of large gathering early Saturday on Route 13 in Mappsville. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired at the gathering at around 1:12...