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September 4, 2026

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Firebirds Attack Jaguars, Gaining Fantastic Victory

Firebirds Attack Jaguars, Gaining Fantastic Victory

By Matthew Yoder As Arcadia thundered past Washington 59-0 last Friday night, it’s difficult to separate your thoughts from what could have been this season, if not for a combined six-point difference in two losses to Nandua. Those games are in the books, a thing of...
Anna “Frances” Simpson

Anna “Frances” Simpson

Ms. Anna “Frances” Simpson, 87, resident of Onley, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center, in Parksley. Born June 12, 1932, in Nelsonia, she was the daughter of the late Robert S. Stroud and Katheryne Butler Stroud. As a faithful...
Lynelle Kluis

Lynelle Kluis

Mrs. Lynelle Kluis went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, Monday, Nov. 4, 2019. Born Dec. 7, 1942, in Paterson, N.J., she was the daughter of the late John and Cornelia Bosloper. Mrs. Kluis was raised in Paterson and relocated to Onancock, Va., in 1965,...
Blessed Sacrament Tramples Over Ponies, 41-0

Blessed Sacrament Tramples Over Ponies, 41-0

By Matthew Yoder The emotion on players’ and coaches’ faces following Chincoteague’s 41-0 loss last Friday to Blessed Sacrament-Huguenot had little, if anything, to do with the outcome. What was more evident was a representation of the end, of a season and for 12...
Leonard Sturgis

Leonard Sturgis

Mr. Leonard Fletcher Sturgis, 94, husband of the late Margaret Mapp Sturgis and a resident of Davis Wharf, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Davis Wharf, he was the son of the late Leonard Sturgis and...