by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The wife of a U.S. Navy veteran made it her life’s mission to restore a historic cemetery near Cheriton when she learned that the nearly abandoned, overgrown site was the final resting place of five African American Civil War soldiers who had...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Al Walker, who recently turned 90, loves airplanes. That is evident by looking around his room at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, where books about flying sit on a table and the walls are decorated with several photographs and a painting of...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton citizen Ken Dufty has advocated for a group of his peers who believe their concerns were ignored in the drafting of the county’s updated comprehensive plan, and he has made a last-ditch effort to make their voices heard as supervisors...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Features
Submitted Article and Photo – Virginia State Parks recently announced Sean Dixon as Kiptopeke State Park’s newest park manager. Dixon has been at Kiptopeke serving as the assistant manager since January and filling in as interim park manager since the retirement of...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A new book about the first Northampton County Clerk of Court was released May 14. Margaret Rice, a retired teacher and lecturer living in Tiverton, England, set out a decade ago to trace the genealogy of her family, the Chappell family of Exeter, a...
by James Ritch | May 22, 2021 | Features
Story and Photo by Bill Sterling – A team of three 19-year-old college students plus a Brazilian immigrant who recently became an American citizen are combining their talents to build a hydro drone that could have far-reaching impacts on the Eastern Shore and its...
