by James Ritch | Oct 7, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority, with its partners, Accomack and Northampton counties, submitted an application under the Virginia Telecomunications Initiative 2022 program requesting $12.3 million in state funds to expand the...
by James Ritch | Oct 7, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Onancock Town Council will continue discussing the town’s comprehensive plan update at its next meeting, after some members at the Sept. 27 meeting said they want to hear more from their colleagues before approving the plan. Mayor Fletcher Fosque...
by James Ritch | Oct 7, 2021 | Sports
Story by Adolphus Ames – The Northampton Yellow Jackets traveled to Middlesex this past Friday to face an undefeated Chargers team. They won 49-14. The Yellow Jackets started off strong. On their first possession, running back Dustin Splawn scored with a 90-yard...
by James Ritch | Oct 7, 2021 | Sports
Story by Adolphus Ames – The Nandua Warriors hosted their second home game of the season last Friday, Oct. 1. They played the Snow Hill Eagles, losing 48-7. The Warriors got off to a rocky start. They fumbled on the first play of their opening drive and a series of...
by James Ritch | Oct 7, 2021 | Sports
Story by Adolphus Ames – The Broadwater Vikings hosted the Richmond Christian Warriors last Saturday. They defeated the Warriors 58-26 to continue their three-game winning streak. The Vikings opened the game with a lot of momentum. Running back Justin Ethridge scored...
by James Ritch | Oct 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Nellie Dawn Pruitt Jones, 73, loving wife, mother, sister, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, at Alice B. Tawes Nursing Home in Crisfield, Md. Born Nov. 23, 1947, on Tangier Island, Nellie was the only daughter born to...
by James Ritch | Oct 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. William Brook “Billy” Crutchley, 67, husband of Kathy Hansen Crutchley and a resident of Melfa, passed away Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, at his home. Born Dec. 30, 1953, in Trenton, N.J., he was the son of the late William Crutchley and the late Barbara Raho Crutchley....
by James Ritch | Oct 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Anna Louise Foster Grier (28 November 1926 – 2 October 2021) died peacefully at the Commonwealth Senior Living – Eastern Shore in Onancock, where she had been a contented resident, known for her endless stash of chocolate to share, for almost four years. Her...
by James Ritch | Oct 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Ms. Lori Lynn Foster, 62, a resident of Bloxom, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, at Riverside Regional Medical Center in Newport News. A native of Salina, Kan., she was the daughter of the late John William Foster Jr. and the late Lorene Rose Svaty Foster. She...
by James Ritch | Oct 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Michael Smith Wireman, 88, a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021, at The Citadel at Nassawadox. A native of Cleveland, Va., he was the son of the late Reece E. Wireman and the late Ethel Gladys Smith Wireman. He was a retired professor of...
