by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn A fundraiser has been started for the families of the crew of Papa’s Girl, a commercial fishing vessel that sank Jan. 7 in Pamlico Sound. Captain Floyd Guy “F.G.” Gibbs, 66, owner and captain of Papa’s Girl, died at a North Carolina...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — A 20-year-old Horntown man died this morning, Jan. 11, in a crash in northern Accomack County. Virginia State Police was called to 5106 Fleming Road shortly after 6 a.m. to investigate a motor vehicle crash that resulted in a single fatality....
by James Ritch | Jan 9, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A World War II hero from Chincoteague has a new Coast Guard cutter named after him. The USCGC Daniel Tarr will be commissioned Jan. 10 in Galveston, Texas, after the Coast Guard accepted delivery of the vessel in Key West, Fla., in November....
by James Ritch | Jan 9, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – As the Exmore town council has grappled with the decision about how it will provide residents with sewer service for decades to come, there have been many discussions about costs, but few about the possible impacts on the water supply. Exmore is...
by James Ritch | Jan 9, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors will soon be faced with a decision to permit another new wedding venue in the county, months after they approved one for John and Linda Cleaveland in spite of mass opposition from neighbors. “We feel that the addition of...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2020 | Headlines
— Staff Report The first baby of 2020 born at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital came into the world at 1:52 a.m. Jan. 1. “Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital congratulates mother Maida Chun and father Reymundo Mendez of Parksley on the birth of their son, Joseu...
