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June 24, 2026

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Mae S. Northam

Mae S. Northam

Mrs. Mae S. Northam, was born April 27, 1926, in Melfa, to the late Levin and Eliza Sample. She departed this life on Jan. 25, 2020, at her residence in Onancock. Mrs. Northam was educated in the public schools of Accomack County and graduated with honors from Mary N....
UPDATED – Nothing New for Northam

UPDATED – Nothing New for Northam

By Linda Cicoira — Investigators hired by Eastern Virginia Medical School to look into the racist photograph that appears on Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 yearbook page were unable to determine the identity of the two people who were posing and disguised, according...
Gov. Northam Says He Was Not in Photograph

Gov. Northam Says He Was Not in Photograph

By Linda Cicoira “I am not in that photograph,” Gov. Ralph Northam said Saturday at a press conference. “It was horrific. The fact that it was on my page, it was unacceptable. Yesterday, I took responsibility for the content that appeared on my page.” That was the...