by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing as of 5 p.m. Monday, June 13, highlighting the potential for a slight risk of severe weather expected on Tuesday. Strong to severe wind gusts of 45-60 mph are possible with the...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A lightning strike Sunday afternoon damaged the steeple of Broadway Baptist Church in Cashville. Firefighters from Onancock, Melfa, Tasley, Wachapregue, and Painter were dispatched at around 1:29 p.m. to the church for a report of a working fire. Fire...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Rebecca M. Baez, the beautiful daughter of Amy Silva and Pedro Baez, left her earthly body minutes before midnight on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, at the young age of 24. Her spirit, love, and positive energy now flow with the everlasting River of Life. Born Oct. 7,...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Frances Beavers Rayfield, 79, wife of Thomas Eyre Rayfield and a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Winchester, Va., she was the daughter of the late Francis Connor Beavers...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Thelma A. Clark, 89, wife of the late Floyd E. Clark Sr. and a resident of Belle Haven, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center Parksley. A native of Hillside, N.J., and raised in Forked River, N.J., she was the daughter of...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Leon Smith, 91, of Painter, departed this life Saturday, June 4, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Painter, he was the beloved son of the late Mildred Smith Lofland and the late John L. Collins. He was affectionately known as “Lee” or...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. John Stanley Kulakowski Jr., 84, passed away at home on May 18, 2022, in Cape Charles. John was born in Brookhaven, N.Y., on July 29, 1937, a son to the late John and Blanche Kulakowski. He grew up in North Kingstown, R.I. After high school, a tour in the Air...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: During this season of graduations and other school celebrations, I would like to thank Northampton County Public Schools for the great job they did with our two sons, Forest and Liam. From Kiptopeke Elementary to Northampton High, they had teachers,...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Here I go again. I am reminded today of how much, as students, we cared for Accomac School. I remember the day it was discovered that someone had with a crayon drawn a line on the shiny tan tile that covered the lower half of the walls in the halls of...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Photos by Jim Ritch — The family and friends of Tamika Reid, seated in front in blue tank top, gather for a reunion during Cheriton Day festivities Saturday, June 4. Staffing a smoker borrowed from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel are, from left, Bryan Sparrow, of...
