by James Ritch | Jul 8, 2020 | Obituaries
Mr. Ricky Lee “Stick” Bowden, 55, of Chincoteague, passed away at Parksley July 6, 2020. He was the son of the late Diane Jester Bowden and is survived by his father, Larry Bowden; a brother, Ronnie Bowden; two aunts, Shirley Scarborough and Margaret Bowden; and...
by James Ritch | Jul 8, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death on Tangier. The office received a report of a dead body at 16303 Main Ridge Road on Tangier at around 8:57 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, according to Sheriff Todd Wessells. When deputies arrived,...
by James Ritch | Jul 8, 2020 | Obituaries
Dr. Henry B. Dixon II, 85, died Friday, June 26, 2020. He was the son of the late Henry Bryan and the late Evelyn White Tyson Dixon and grew up in Mebane, N.C. Henry attended Duke University, studying religion and marine biology as an undergraduate before entering...
by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague officials voted Monday to end the town’s state of emergency due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The town council voted 4-1 to approve Councilman Gene Wayne Taylor’s motion to come out of the state of emergency, after hearing an update on the...
