by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam in a briefing Monday said there are encouraging signs about the COVID-19 pandemic, including case numbers starting to decline again and hospitalizations leveling off. “But the numbers are still way too high — ask any exhausted...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A group from Birmingham, Ala., visited the Samuel D. Outlaw Blacksmith Shop Museum in Onancock Tuesday, Sept. 21, as part of a road trip intended to help them retrieve cultural memories and move forward. Timothy Lanier, of Birmingham, and Mosi...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A group of around two dozen NASA Wallops Flight Facility employees and their supporters demonstrated outside the facility’s main gate Wednesday morning to protest a mandate saying federal employees and contractors must be vaccinated against COVID-19....
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Charles Willard Nottingham passed away Sept. 28, 2021, at Liza’s Residential Care Home, with his family by his side. He is survived by his mother, Betty Huckstep Cross; three stepsisters, Robin Cross Spruill, of Chesapeake, Kim Davis, of Lexington, N.C., and Vicki...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Dallis Johnson, of Horntown, departed this life Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, at his residence. Born in Horntown, Dallis was the son of the late Charles Christopher and the late Doris Johnson. He was affectionately known as “Dal” by his family and friends. Dal was a...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Bernice B. Stevens, of Virginia Beach, formerly of the Shore, went to her heavenly home to unite with her Lord and Savior early Thursday morning, Sept. 23, 2021, at her residence. Born in Painter, Bernice was the youngest and the last of 13 children born to...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Carroll Thomas Budd, 82, of Greenbush, husband of Brenda Taylor Budd, passed away Sept. 27, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born March 16, 1939, in Pastoria, he was the son of the late Ralph Thomas Budd and the late Beatrice Hinman Budd. Carroll worked...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Earle Keith Bridges, 92, husband of the late Albertene Northam Bridges and a resident of Onley, passed away Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center, Parksley. A native of Cape Charles, he was the son of the late James Bridges and the late...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. James Lewis “Jay” Burroughs Jr., 60, of Eastville, departed this life Sunday, Sept. 26, 2021, after struggling recently with a debilitating pulmonary illness. A native of Eastville, Jay was predeceased by his father and best friend, James L. Burroughs Sr.; his...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Michael Skinner, 82, of Meaford, Ontario, passed away unexpectedly from a recently diagnosed aggressive cancer on Sept. 22, 2021. Michael and his longtime partner, Robyn Hunter, lived in the Mt. Prospect neighborhood of Onancock for 15 years until their return to...
