by James Ritch | Mar 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Gordon Manning Gibson was born in Wolcott, Conn., on July 10, 1928, to Charles Daniel Gibson and Loretta Kane Gibson. Everyone just called him “Gordie,” with much affection. He passed from this life Feb. 22, 2022. He is survived by his wife, Rena H. Gibson;...
by James Ritch | Mar 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. John Cornelius “Neil” Drewer IV, 41, of Cleveland, Tenn., formerly of Temperanceville, passed away suddenly on Feb. 19, 2022, at his residence in Cleveland. He was born in Nassawadox on March 16, 1980, to John and Ida Jane (Miller) Drewer, of Melfa. He graduated...
by James Ritch | Mar 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Carol Meta Cumberledge, 77, wife of the late Charles Cumberledge and a resident of Harborton, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. Born May 23, 1944, in Glenside, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Lloyd...
by James Ritch | Mar 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Thomas William Nock, 83, died Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022. He was born in Nassawadox on Sept. 23, 1938, a son to the late Julia Justis Nock and the late Ray Floyd Nock. He was predeceased by his brother, Ray Nock. Tom grew up in the 1950s in Wachapreague with a great...
by James Ritch | Mar 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Louis R. Rock, 85, husband of Arlene Etz Rock and a resident of Seaview, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, at his residence. A native of King George County, Va., he was the son of the late Raymond H. Rock and the late Emma Boyles Rock. He was founder and owner...
by James Ritch | Mar 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Donald Ralph “Don” Bilgeshouse, 75, of Parksley, formerly of New Milford, N.J., passed away Monday, Feb. 21, 2022. Born in Jersey City, N.J., and raised in Bergenfield, N.J., he was the son of the late Ralph Bilgeshouse and the late Dorothy Roberts. Following high...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Rocket Lab announced Monday it has selected Wallops Island as the location for its first launch site and manufacturing and operations complex for Neutron, the company’s new 8-ton reusable rocket. Rocket Lab will launch the Neutron from a new Virginia...
by James Ritch | Feb 27, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — Twenty seven year old Shantiya Shaquanay Wiley, of Parksley, was arrested for driving under the influence when the 2017 Chevrolet Malibu she was driving struck a utility pole, knocking it down, and then crashed into a concrete barrier early Sunday...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
Submitted Article – The Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society recently received a copy of the 13th Amendment, the first of the three “Reconstruction amendments” and the one that abolished slavery in the United States. Many think the Emancipation Proclamation...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – When we opened our internet tubes for cleaning this week, out tumbled some staggering statistics about animal drunkenness. (Staggering … get it?) We’re not sure how researchers come up with these ideas. Sitting around the lab, not much to do, and...
