by James Ritch | Jul 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors on Tuesday night unanimously voted to update the county’s ordinance on exempting certain elderly or disabled persons from paying the full amount of their real estate taxes. A person may be eligible for the exemption if he...
by James Ritch | Jul 28, 2022 | Sports
Submitted Story – Chincoteague High School athlete Emma Jackson was recently named to the Extra Innings Softball High School All-American Team as a first team outfielder. Extra Innings Softball is one of the nation’s premier softball rankings publications. Jackson...
by James Ritch | Jul 28, 2022 | Sports
By Adolphus Ames – Central Accomack Little League’s senior softball team competed in the Southeast Region Senior League Softball Tournament in Salisbury, N.C., this past weekend as Team Virginia. On Saturday, July 23, Virginia defeated Georgia 2-0 to advance to a...
by James Ritch | Jul 28, 2022 | Features
Story and Photos by Adolphus Ames – Production began this week for artists involved in Experimental Film Virginia. “Heroes,” one of several short films slated to be screened at this year’s Reel & Raw film premiere, was filmed Monday, July 25, in Cape Charles. It...
by James Ritch | Jul 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Arthur Wells Webb Jr., “Awful Arthur,” quietly passed away Saturday, July 23, at his home in St. Michaels, Md. Ironically, it may be the first time in his life he ever did anything quietly. Endearingly nicknamed “Awful” by his stepfather, Arthur grew up on the...
by James Ritch | Jul 27, 2022 | Obituaries
On Sunday, Dec. 1, 1929, LaRue Theresa Watson was born to Adolphus and Lula Hinman Watson, in Temperanceville. She was the youngest of nine siblings. On Thursday, July 21, 2022, she gracefully departed from life. LaRue grew up as a sharecropper’s daughter,...
by James Ritch | Jul 26, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Goffigon Scott Buck, 99, passed away peacefully July 25, 2022, surrounded by love and care at her family home, “Pinecrest,” in Dalbys, Va. The eldest of eight children, Mary Goffigon was born on March 26,1923, in Seaview. She completed Cape Charles School in...
