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June 22, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Bugs Raw

Bugs Raw

Mrs. Patricia “Bugs” Cherrix Raw, 87, of Chincoteague, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Nov. 17, 2025. Born on the eastern side in Chincoteague on June 8, 1938, she was one of six children born to the late Arthur “Soapbox” and Geneva Cherrix. She was also...
Mickey Kellam

Mickey Kellam

Mrs. Carol Jean McPherson Kellam, better known as Mickey, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025, at age 83. She was a resident of Commonwealth Senior Living on the Eastern Shore and was formerly of Silver Beach. Mickey was the oldest of four children born to the late...
Bud Wiser

Bud Wiser

Mr. Lawrence John “Bud” Wiser was born on Feb. 1, 1938, in Norfolk, to John Lawrence and Fannie Powell Wiser. He graduated from Central High School in 1956 and enlisted in the U.S. Army for two years before enlisting in the U.S. Coast Guard. Bud had a distinguished...
Jim Magette

Jim Magette

Mr. James W. Magette, age 79, fondly known as “Jimmy” or “Jim,” of Kitty Hawk, N.C., and formerly Exmore,  passed away on Nov. 5, 2025, at the Outer Banks Health Hospital in Nags Head, N.C., following a rapid period of declining health. He was a cancer survivor and...
Karen Krieger-Edwards

Karen Krieger-Edwards

Mrs. Karen Virginia Krieger-Edwards, 75, of Edenton, N.C., passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025. Born in Augusta, Ga., Karen was the wife of David Samuel Edwards III and the daughter of Robert Lyman Krieger Sr. and Sara Frances McLarty...