by James Ritch | Jun 2, 2022 | Headlines
The National Weather Service has issued a severe thunderstorm watch until 9 p.m., Thursday, June 2. A severe thunderstorm watch means severe thunderstorms are possible in and near the watch area. Storms may be capable of producing large hail or damaging wind. Monitor...
by James Ritch | Jun 1, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing highlighting the potential for damaging wind gusts Thursday afternoon through late Thursday evening. Monitor the latest forecasts at...
by James Ritch | May 29, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — Christopher Northcraft, 35, of Brooklyn Park, Md., pleaded guilty to misdemeanor eluding, reckless driving, and driving without a license in a plea agreement with the commonwealth. All these charges stemmed from a high-speed chase through...
by James Ritch | May 29, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A general district judge certified the vehicular manslaughter case of Justin Lafierrier, 27, of Milford, N.H., to a grand jury. Lafierriere, also known as Justin Soeum, is charged with the February crash that killed a Bloxom woman. He was...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a tornado watch for southeast and eastern Virginia and the Eastern Shores of Virginia and Maryland until 6 p.m. tonight, May 27. Readers are urged to monitor weather through local airwaves and...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Chincoteague Town Council at its May 19 meeting voted to adopt a $9.8 million town budget for fiscal year 2023. No one spoke at a May 2 public hearing held to receive comment about the budget. Highlights of the 2023 budget include the town taking...
