by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2021 | Obituaries
A funeral service for Mrs. Novella Betty Collins, of Birdsnest, who passed away at her home July 2, 2021, will be conducted from the Mt. Zion AME Church Cemetery, Treherneville, Saturday, July 10, 2021, at 1 p.m., with the Rev. Willie White officiating. Relatives and...
by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2021 | Headlines
The following is a briefing from National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., as of 7 a.m., July 7, about the potential impacts from Tropical Storm Elsa, currently located just off the west coast of Florida. Overview and Impacts: Tropical Storm Elsa will make...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Atkinson Hutto, 93, a resident of Accomac from 2003 to 2017, passed away April 27, 2021, following a battle with cancer. She is survived by three daughters, Rebecca Hutto (David Gottlieb), of Yardley, Pa., Virginia Christine Bruening (Kevin), of Huntsville,...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. William Patrick “Pat” Bell, 73, of Trower, Va., passed away peacefully at home July 2, 2021, with his children by his side. Pat was born March 14, 1948, in Nassawadox, a son to the late Beulah “Nancy” McDonald Bell and the late Vernon Abel Bell. Pat was a friend...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Bonnie Sue Spencer Jones 72, from Sanford, passed away at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley, July 3, 2021. Bonnie was the daughter of the late Daniel Webster Spencer and the late Margaret Joyce Onley. She was the stepdaughter of the late Martha Spencer....
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Joseph Edgar Beach Jr., 80, husband of Patricia Lewis Beach, and a resident of Chesapeake, Va., and Virginia Landing, passed away Friday, July 2, 2021, at his home. A native of Belle Haven, he was the son of the late Joseph E. Beach Sr. and the late Ruth Mapp...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Lowell Glenn “Sonny” Hash Jr., 78, husband of Donna Lynn Sofinowski and a resident of Oak Hall, formerly of Maryland, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, his 78th birthday, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born June 9, 1943, in Middle River, Md.,...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Frances Bull Belote, 90, passed away peacefully Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at the home of her granddaughter, Jennifer, in Pocomoke City, Md. Born Jan. 9, 1931, at the Bull family home in Oak Hall, Frances was the fifth child of her parents, Wallace Kenneth and...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Features
The town of Accomac held its traditional Independence Day parade Saturday, July 3. Members of American Legion Parksley Post 100 march in Accomac’s Independence Day parade Saturday, July 3. Photo by Carol Vaughn. Participants ride bicycles and march in Accomac’s...
by James Ritch | Jul 6, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — An Exmore man was arrested and charged in connection with the fatal shooting of two people Saturday evening in Deep Creek. Frederick Barnes, 34, is charged with two counts of second-degree murder, one count of attempted murder, and three counts of use...