by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2022 | Sports
By Adolphus Ames – The Shore Little League major boys baseball team faced Aragona Pembroke in the Virginia District 8 Championship Tournament Thursday, June 30. The Shore team walked into the matchup coming off a 13-0 loss against Fleet Park. The team defeated Aragona...
by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2022 | Features
By Adolphus Ames – Shore local Amy Robertson is offering free Zumba classes in Indiantown Park beginning Tuesday, July 19. Zumba is a fitness program that combines aerobics with various dance styles. Classes are open to all levels of fitness and experience and can...
by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2022 | Features
Photos by Adolphus Ames Click on any photo to view gallery Locals cruise down Mason Avenue in a decorated golf cart. Representatives of Cape Charles Community Sailing observe the crowd from their float. Players from the Shore Little League’s major softball team hold...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Dorotha “Dot” Colson, of Eastville, went home to Jesus on June 8, 2022, at the age of 82. She was a daughter to the late Frank and Thelma (Fisher) Lodge, born on Sept. 20, 1939, in Philadelphia. She was raised in southern New Jersey where she met her husband, the...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Anne Leatherbury Lowell, 99, wife of the late John B. Lowell and a resident of Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022, at her residence. A native of Machipongo, she was the daughter of the late A.T. Leatherbury and the late...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Charles Harrison Crumb Jr., 79, a resident of Oyster, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late Charles Harrison Crumb Sr. and the late Myrtle Brady Crumb. He was a waterman and member of...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing highlighting the heat threat for today, Wednesday, July 6, as well as severe thunderstorm risk areas for today, Thursday, and Friday. Overview and Impacts: Heat indices are expected to...
by James Ritch | Jul 5, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Virginia L. Bloxom Trader, 66, of Melfa, silently entered into eternal rest on Thursday, June 23, 2022, at Virginia Beach General Hospital in Virginia Beach. She was born Aug. 30, 1955, in Modest Town, to Robert “Bobby” Byrd and Virginia Bloxom-Sneed. Virginia...
by James Ritch | Jul 5, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Alice M. Bowen Corbin, 76, of Temperanceville, departed this life Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at her residence. Alice was born Sept. 3, 1945, a daughter to the late Herbert and Mollie Bowen. “Al,” as she was affectionately known, was educated in the public schools...
by James Ritch | Jul 5, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Lenwood Byrd Jr., 81, of Parksley, departed this life Friday, June 24, 2022, at Shore Health & Rehab Center in Parksley. Lenwood was born Nov. 3, 1940, a son to the late Lynwood Byrd Sr. and the late Margaret A. Rayfield. Lenwood, affectionately called “Pop”...
