by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury-Duncan – Frederick Marvin “Ricky” Barnes Jr., 35, of Exmore, pleaded guilty to the murders of his mother, 75-year-old Brenda Barnes and Dean Reid, 53, and the attempted murder of his sister Christina Green in a plea agreement with the commonwealth. All...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Sports
By Bill Hall – As expected, cobia fishing has been the prime fishery since its season opening on June 15, with both sight casting and bottom fishing proving successful. Best action has been in the lower Chesapeake Bay between Cape Charles and the Baltimore Channel....
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Jen Kiggans, a former Navy helicopter pilot and a geriatric nurse practitioner who represents Virginia Beach in the Virginia Senate, will be the Republican candidate for Congress in Virginia’s 2nd District in the November election. Kiggans defeated...
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Marva Lin Mustain Annis, 77, of The Greens in Melfa, passed away Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, where she recently resided. Born April 25, 1945, in Salina, Kan., and raised in Denver, Colo., she was a daughter of the late...
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Wilhemina Cora (Busen) Schwendeman, 96, departed this life on Wednesday, June 15, 2022, in Onancock. Wilma was born in Loose Creek, Mo., on April 30, 1926. She was preceded in death by her parents, John Busen and Mary Senevey; seven siblings, including her twin...
by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Lila Lee Smith Marsh, 101, wife of the late Charles Ackley Marsh and a resident of Onancock, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 16, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born March 15, 1921, she was a daughter of the late Edwin Charles...