by James Ritch | Apr 13, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. John Edmond Colona, a resident of Bourne, Mass., passed away April 5, 2022, following a period of declining health. He was born April 28, 1939, in Cape Charles, son of the late John E. and Elizabeth White Colona. After graduating from Cape Charles High School,...
by James Ritch | Apr 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce, which has recently merged with the Northampton County Chamber of Commerce, hosted the spring Eggs & Issues breakfast and political forum at the Club Car Cafe in Parksley April 7, emphasizing...
by James Ritch | Apr 12, 2022 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck brought his family from New Zealand to the Eastern Shore for the groundbreaking on a 250,000-square-foot rocket manufacturing complex just outside the entrance to Wallops Island launch facility on a 28-acre parcel...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Mark C. Nunez died April 5, 2022, at home after a three-and-a-half-year battle with glioblastoma grade 4 brain cancer. He was 55. He was the beloved husband of Katie H. Nunez, whom he met in New Orleans in 1990 while she was attending Loyola University and he was...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. John D. Mayo, 86, of Oak Hall, departed this life Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Greenville, N.C., John was the beloved son of the late Joe W. Mayo and the late Mattie Hall Burton. John was educated in the...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Sports
By Adolphus Ames — The Northampton Yellow Jackets varsity softball team hosted Surry County High School Monday, April 4. The Yellow Jackets won 14-4. The Yellow Jackets built an early 2-0 lead in the first inning. In the third inning, Surry scored three runs and...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Sports
By Whitney Metz — The Nandua Warriors baseball team traveled to Lancaster, Va., to compete against Mathews and Middlesex High School on April 2. The Warriors took on Mathews in the first matchup of the day. Ripken Robbins started on the mound for Nandua. Robbins...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Sports
By Whitney Metz — The Chincoteague varsity baseball team traveled to Arcadia on Tuesday, April 5, for its first district game of the season. The game was tied at 3 with the Chincoteague Ponies batting in the top of the sixth. John Holloway came up to bat with a...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Sports
By Whitney Metz — The Chincoteague Ponies varsity softball team defeated the Arcadia Firebirds 9-3 on Tuesday, April 5, in Oak Hall. Chincoteague put pressure on the Firebirds in the third inning. The rally began with a walk by Emma Jackson, then a single by Allie...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2022 | Sports
By Whitney Metz — The Arcadia Firebirds hosted Chincoteague High School and Holly Grove High School for the 2022 Eastern Shore Quad Meet on Wednesday, March 30. The following athletes from Arcadia and Chincoteague placed in the meet. Boys Results 100 Meter Dash:...
