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 | Apr 27, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Bruce Allen Parks Jr., 46, lifelong resident of Tangier Island, passed away Saturday, April 24, 2021, at his home. Born July 31, 1974, in Nassawadox, he was the son of Harriet Wheatley Parks, of Tangier, and the late Bruce Allen Parks Sr. In addition to his...
by James Ritch | Apr 19, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Tangier is getting broadband internet service. The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority last week had a crew on Tangier installing fiber to provide broadband service to the island town, population around 700. Just under 2 1/2 miles of fiber...
by James Ritch | Mar 9, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore lost one of its most renowned and beloved artists Monday when Tangier native Willie Crockett died at age 82 after a brief illness. Crockett was perhaps best known for his watercolor paintings of Shore landscapes, in particular of...
by James Ritch | Jan 18, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Harold “Burke” Landon, 85, lifelong resident of Tangier Island, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and friend to all, passed away at home Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021, surrounded by loved ones. Born Jan. 3, 1936, on Tangier, he was one of nine children born...
