by James Ritch | Feb 12, 2020 | Obituaries
Ms. Diane Mapp Stewart, 73, a resident of Stewarts Wharf, Va., passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2020, in Naples, Fla. She was the daughter of the late James Milton Stewart and the late Georgia Davis Stewart. Ms. Stewart started her career in Baltimore, Md., as a special...
by James Ritch | Feb 11, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: This is a response to the lengthy article in the Jan.24 issue on the recent pro-Second Amendment rally in Richmond (“Thousands Descend on Richmond to Protest Proposed Gun Laws”), and the reports from the legislature by Sen. Linwood Lewis and Del. Robert...
by James Ritch | Feb 11, 2020 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I read with dismay about the widening of T’s Corner into a four-lane divided highway (“Supervisors Ask VDOT for Improvements to Chincoteague Road,” Jan. 24). I have two concerns: 1. Widening to a four-lane highway from T’s Corner to Atlantic will only...
by James Ritch | Feb 11, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn A new group to support children who are dealing with grief will start soon on Chincoteague. Many of the town’s residents, including children, were affected deeply by the death of Brianna Merritt last fall. . Brianna died at home in October at age 11,...
by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2020 | Obituaries
Mrs. Evelyn Boole Wallace, 99, wife of the late William Heywood Wallace and a resident of Quinby, died Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020, at her residence. A native of Quinby, she was the daughter of the late Walter Boole and the late Clara Bundick Boole. She worked for Dulany...
