by James Ritch | Dec 21, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore received an offer from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development on Dec. 16 for a $6.3 million grant and $3.2 million loan that, if combined with other grant and loan offers the town has received, would fully fund its...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Nancy Bonniwell, 88, wife of the late Edwin Marshall and the late Thomas Sidney Bonniwell Sr. and a resident of Onancock, formerly of Exmore, passed away Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, at her residence. A native of Willis Wharf, she was the daughter of the late Milford...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Obituaries
Anne Michelle Starr Thomas, 60, passed away at her residence Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Marionville. Anne received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and was a special education teacher. She was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church in...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Obituaries
Family and friends grieve the death of their dear friend, Frances Pastuhov, who passed Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, at age 82. She was predeceased by her soulmate, Vladimir “Vov” Pastuhov. Frances leaves behind her brother and his spouse, Frank and Kitty Hall; nephews,...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Rudolph J. Spratley, of Smithfield, Va., formerly of the Shore, was called from labor to reward on Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Riverside Healthy Living Community in Smithfield. Born in Eastville, Rudolph was the son of the late Charles B. and Etta P. Spratley. He...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Obituaries
Ms. Barbara Ann Grimes, of North Chesterfield, Va., formerly of the Shore, peacefully passed away Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, at Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Accomac, Barbara was the beloved daughter of Mary F. Blake-Turner and Charles Holly. During her...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Marlene Joan Savage, 88, of Chincoteague, passed away Dec. 16, 2021, at her residence. She was born on Chincoteague Island on July 16, 1933, a daughter to the late Harry and Margaret (Maginnis) Taylor. She was a member of Union Baptist Church, Daughters of Ruth...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — An Amissville, Va., man was arrested Friday in Nassawadox on a charge of murdering his wife, according to a press release from the Warrenton Police Department. Kenneth Olenslager, 27, is currently incarcerated in the Eastern Shore Regional Jail, pending...
by James Ritch | Dec 17, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton High School has raised nearly $650 for the 501(c)(3) nonprofit The Movember Foundation that holds a fundraising event called Movember every November, during which male participants stop shaving their mustaches and beards for the...
