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Bethel’s Belma Tihic scores 50th, 51st goals of season in girls soccer victory over Hampton
HAMPTON — When watching a Bethel High School girls soccer game, you’ll often hear opposing players yelling out a cautionary “watch No. 7!” That “No. 7” is Bethel junior Belma Tihic, who despite her opponents’ best efforts, is rarely guardable. On Thursday afternoon, Tihic scored her 50th and 51st goals of the season and helped the Bruins beat Hampton 2-1. Based on her reaction, though, you ...
Hampton Roads faces lifeguard shortage
NORFOLK, Va. — David McCauley, the Director of Hampton Parks and Recreation Dept. says they have less than a dozen lifeguards currently signed up. "We have posted flyers to apply for both the certification and the job at all of our community and neighborhood centers. We have also advertised on social media, peach jar for high schools, and have shared this information with other localities within the Hampton Roads Region," McCauley notes in an email.
Baseball Game Preview: Poquoson Plays at Home
Poquoson has been on the road for three straight, but on Friday they'll finally head home. They will take on the Lafayette Rams at 4:30 p.m. on Friday. The last three games Poquoson has played have been within two runs, so don't be surprised if it's a close one. Last...
Janie Porter Barrett (1865-1948)
Educator Janie Porter Barrett was the founder of the first Black Settlement House in Virginia, the State Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs in Virginia, and the Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls. Porter was born in Athens, Georgia, on August 9, 1865, the daughter of Julia Porter, a formerly enslaved domestic worker in a white household. Janie’s father is unknown but was probably white. As a child, Janie joined the white children of the family at their lessons, and when she was fifteen, her mother’s employer tried to persuade Janie to pass for white and attend a Northern school. Julia Porter insisted that her daughter go to the historically Black Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute in Hampton, Virginia.
Mother renews call for justice, answers in son's shooting death in Hampton
HAMPTON, Va. — A mother who lost her son to gun violence earlier this year isn't giving up the fight for justice. Nearly four months ago, 17-year-old Vic'Quan Newton was gunned down in Hampton. "Anybody can speak and attest to his character," said Vic'Quan's mother Viccarra Coker. "He enjoyed...
Eastern Shore Chamberfest organizers share preview of concert event on Coast Live
HAMPTON ROADS, Va. — Robert Sabbatini, Beth Sharpley and Tammy Holloway discuss ESVA Chamberfest, an exciting concert event coming to Cape Charles on the Eastern Shore featuring Irie Tree Band, Firefall and Little River Band. The event takes place on Saturday, May 18 from 12:30 to 5:30 p.m. For...
Lower Chesapeake Bay Fishing Report for May 6-12, 2024
For the anglers looking for an Eastern Shore Fishing Report, Hampton fishing report, Buckroe Beach Fishing Report, or York River fishing report, look no further. Every week we bring you a report for those anglers interested in a Cape Charles fishing report and a Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel fishing report and for every location in the Lower Chesapeake Bay. For our guys looking for the Virginia fishing report, we’ve got you covered.
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