by James Ritch | Feb 19, 2020 | Obituaries
Mr. Robert Emory Thornton, 76, husband of the late Virginia Catherine Colonna Thornton and the late Jean Wallace Doughty Thornton and a resident of Exmore, passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2020, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Wachapreague,...
by James Ritch | Apr 9, 2019 | Obituaries
Mrs. Harriette Jean Wallace Thornton, 75, wife of Robert Thornton and the late Albert Kellam Doughty and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2019, at her residence. A native of Wachapreague, she was the daughter of the late Albert Coe Wallace...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Sports
By Krystle Bono Another basketball season is in the books for the Eastern Shore teams, and after a memorable winter, the All-District teams have been appointed, with two not-surprising names at the top of the lists. Chincoteague senior Caroline Thornton was selected...
by James Ritch | Feb 21, 2019 | Sports
Story and Photo by Krystle Bono Chincoteague Ponies senior varsity basketball star, and all-around standout, three-sport athlete Caroline Thornton, hit the 1,000 point marker Feb. 12, during the team’s district tournament court battle in Eastville, in which the girls...
by James Ritch | Feb 21, 2019 | Sports
It was a week of postseason battles for the Eastern Shore varsity basketball teams, many of which would step on the court for their last game of the year. Nandua’s boys varsity squad battled King William last Friday on the road, and edged out the host team 57-53. The...
