by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A 16-year-old boy has been apprehended in connection with the shooting of a 17-year-old girl at Mary N. Smith Cultural Center Saturday, Jan. 15. According to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells, the Sheriff’s Office received a report at around 11:40...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing regarding two potential winter weather events: one tomorrow (Jan. 20) afternoon-evening and another (potentially more significant) event Friday-Saturday morning. Threats: Around...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a winter storm watch for parts of southeast Virginia, including Northampton and Accomack counties, from late Thursday night through Saturday morning. Heavy snow is possible, with total snow...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jacqueline “Kaye” Watkins, 81, of Norfolk, formerly of Locustville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022, at Signature HealthCare in Norfolk. Born Jan. 28, 1940, in Covington, Va., she was the daughter of the late Larry Hildreth Brown and the late Bernice Willis...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Charles Lee Hurst III, 79, passed away Monday, Jan. 10, 2022, at his home at Peaceful Acres in Jamesville. Born June 25, 1942, in Lee Mont, he was the son of the late Charles Lee Hurst Jr. and the late Mamie Porter Hurst. Charles graduated from Parksley High...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Obituaries
The Rev. Dan Richard Harris, 68, of Eastville, and formerly of Chase City, Va., passed away Dec. 26, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Becky Vaughan Harris, of Eastville (formerly of South Boston); daughter, Katherine Harris Fisher, and husband, Brad Thomas Fisher, of...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Robert Wayne “Captain Bobby” Cherrix, 77, of Wachapreague, passed away at his daughter’s home in Melfa Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022, surrounded by his loving family. Born June 5, 1944, in Tasley, he was the youngest and only son of five children born to the late Layman...
by James Ritch | Jan 19, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Julio Meneses Vazquez, de 19 años, de Onancock, falleció el domingo 9 de enero de 2022. Nacido el 28 de noviembre de 2002 en México, era hijo de Armando Meneses Cuahutle y Yesenia Vazquez Chagala. También le sobreviven sus hermanos, Katheryne Velasquez Vazquez,...
