by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Sports
By Whitney Metz – The Chincoteague varsity basketball teams hosted Salisbury Christian school Monday, Dec. 13. The girls recorded their first home win with a final score of 49-35. The team was led by senior Emma Jackson, who had an impressive outing on the court....
by James Ritch | Dec 11, 2021 | Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan A 49-year-old Chincoteague man will spend 10 years in prison for the April 2020 shooting of his father. Thomas Lee Watson Jr. was originally charged with second-degree murder in the killing of 70-year-old Thomas Lee “Big Tommy” Watson Sr., a...
by James Ritch | Dec 9, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The 41st annual Chincoteague Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 4, had the theme, “A Season of Thankfulness.” Mistress of ceremonies Rebecca Hudson, of NASA Wallops Flight Facility, kept the crowd’s holiday spirit going as the 66-entry...
by James Ritch | Dec 9, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jacqueline Ellen “Jackie” Bennett, 65, beautiful bride of Colie Robert Bennett III, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021, at her home on Chincoteague Island. Born May 23, 1956, in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late John Wallace Grammer and the late Isabelle...
by James Ritch | Dec 9, 2021 | Sports
This article has been corrected from its original version. The original incorrectly identified the team pictured in the photo above as Nandua Middle School in the caption, when it is in fact Northampton Middle School. By Adolphus Ames – A middle school...
