by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Barry Brent Parks, 68, husband of Patty Hamilton Parks and a resident of Concord Wharf, passed away Wednesday, June 15, 2022, at Norfolk Sentara General Hospital in Norfolk. A native of Exmore, he was the son of the late Harley A. Parks and the late Ruth Parks...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Brantley Hinmon, 88, of Wattsville, departed this life on Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Peak Healthcare at Hartley in Pocomoke City, Md. Born in New Church, he was the beloved son of the late John Sewell Hinmon Jr. and the late Rae V. Harmon. As a teenager, Brantley...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Cornal E. Finney, 59, of Mappsville, fell asleep in death on June 13, 2022, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Norfolk after a long illness. He was born Jan. 9, 1963, in Mappsville, to Harvey “Ben” and Madeline Virginia Finney. Cornal was reared by his...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Delois A. Jacobs, 73, of Onancock, departed this life on June 12, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Delois Ann Ames Jacobs was born Nov. 11, 1947, to Rossie Lee Ames and Mary Susan Snead Ames, in Pungoteague. Many affectionately knew her as...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Tony T. Weeks Jr., 31, of Onancock, departed this life Thursday, June 9, 2022, in Fayetteville, N.C. Tony Terrell Weeks Jr. was born Nov. 14, 1990, a son to Tony Terrell Weeks Sr. and the late Ethel Chandler Sample. He was affectionately known as “T” or “T-Bop” by...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Janice Irene Golden, 79, passed away Sunday, June 12, 2022, at her home in New Church, surrounded by family and friends. She was born Feb. 5, 1943, in Clinton, Iowa, a daughter to the late Eugene and Francella Hawk. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A Pennsylvania man was not injured after his aircraft failed to deploy its landing gear prior to landing on the runway at the Accomack County Airport in Melfa Monday afternoon. Harry Leiser, 45, of Rome, Penn., was the sole occupant of the 1966 Cessna...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — Adam Watkins, 36, of Melfa, was acquitted of rape in a jury trial on Tuesday. Watkins was charged with the 2018 forcible rape of his sister-in-law who was only 14 years old at the time. The girl, who lives in Maryland, was staying with her...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Sports
By Bill Hall – The much anticipated opening of the Virginia cobia season opened Wednesday, June 15, and if the preseason is any indication for the legal season, this should be another good year for the hard-fighting sport fish. The regulations involving cobia are a...
by James Ritch | Jun 18, 2022 | Features
By Adolphus Ames – Dr. Christopher Hein, a coastal ge- ologist and associate professor at Vir- ginia Institute of Marine Science, is scheduled to give a presentation at the Island Theatre in Chincoteague Satur- day, July 2. The presentation will focus on the history...
