by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The injury on a Nelsonia man, who was found with two others in a house trailer fire last February, was self-inflicted. Wilson L. Escalante-Perez, 24, died from a stab wound to the chest. His death was ruled a suicide, said Alvin Hopson, a...
by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore closed the books on another successful fiscal year, and now the town looks forward to several special events happening later this summer and fall. Exmore grossed more than $2.25 million from water and sewer service, trash collection, taxes...
by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Two narrative signs are being planned for Onancock and Parksley that will help educate local residents and visitors about Civil War activities in the area. “Just because there were no major battles, the Shore holds a lot of significance in...
by James Ritch | Jul 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — An island group is out to prove famous cat lover Ernest Hemingway wrong. “One cat just leads to another,” the Nobel laureate writer once said. But that’s not the case on Chincoteague where 129 feral cats were trapped, spayed, and neutered...
by James Ritch | Jul 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Swimming is not being recommended until further notice at Kiptopeke State Park beach near Cape Charles, according to the Northampton County Health Department. Water samples collected July 1 showed that bacteria levels in the water exceeded the...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2019 | Headlines
Story by Stefanie Jackson, Photos by Phyllis Ward – The U.S. Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC) partnered Saturday, June 29, to rescue an ailing 44-year-old man struggling to anchor his vessel in the Chesapeake Bay near Nassawadox Creek in...
