Ms. Marie Doizin of Parksley

Funeral services for Mr. Chavon E. Harmanson of Painter, will be conducted Tuesday at 11AM from the Chapel of Cooper & Humbles Funeral Co., Accomac, with Rev. Kelvin Jones officiating. Arrangements by the Cooper & Humbles Funeral Co., Accomac. Services may be viewed virtually at cooperandhumbles.com.

Funeral services for Mr. Russell Bailey, Sr., of Princess Anne, Md., will be held Friday at 3 PM at Bennie Smith Life Celebration Center, Salisbury, Md. A public viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the Center. Interment will be at Trinity Cemetery, Venton Road, Princess Anne, Md. Services are being provided by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Princess Anne, Md.

Evelyn Brown Annis, 94, wife of the late Michell Annis, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 15, 2022 at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley, VA. Born April 24, 1928 in Guilford, VA, she was the daughter of the late Cornelius Vernon Franklin Taylor and Martha Brown Taylor. Evelyn...

Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Merritt of Salisbury, Md., will be held Tuesday, August 16th at 11 AM, at Bennie Smith Life Celebration Center, Salisbury, Md. A public viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the Center. Interment will be at Parsons Cemetery, Salisbury, Md. Services are being provided by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Salisbury, Md.

Funeral services for Mrs. James McCray, Jr., of Mardela Springs, Maryland, will be held Saturday at 3 PM at Bennie Smith Life Celebration Center, Salisbury, Md. A public viewing will be held one hour prior to the service at the Center. Interment will be private. Services are being provided by Bennie Smith Funeral Home, Salisbury, MD.

Gaskins Chapel AME Church, 26211 Savageville Road, near Onancock, will be hosting the New Halleluiah Gospel Singers on Saturday, August 27th at 5 PM. Family and Friends Day will be celebrated Sunday, August 28th at 2 PM. Please come and worship with us.

To facilitate discussion and information sharing on activities at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, a public information outreach event is scheduled from 4-6 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 24, at the NASA Wallops Visitor Center. During the event, NASA’s Wallops’ Environmental Team will be on-hand to discuss and answer questions...

The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating another shooting. According to a press release from Sheriff David Doughty, on August 11, 2022 at approximately 10:44pm the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired on Bayside Road in the Hare Valley area of Northampton County. When law enforcement units arrived on the scene it was discovered that following a dispute, several shots had been fired by an individual who was driving what was reported as a light-colored Ford Crown Victoria. The vehicle and occupants left the scene prior to the arrival of law enforcement units. It was also discovered that another individual not connected to the vehicle had also discharged a firearm.

Casting call for all amateur photographers! Your picture may be the next winner of the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Annual Pass Photo Contest, sponsored again this year by the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce. You all capture some outstanding images that highlight our amazing scenic landscapes, fascinating wildlife and natural beauty. Contest runs August 5-September 2, 2022. Chamber staff will select the top 5 entries based on adherence to guidelines and overall essence of the captured image. Local community leaders will then be asked to pick a winner from these finalists. The winner will be announced on September 16, 2022. The selected image will be featured on the front of the 2023 Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge Annual Pass! Grab your cameras, visit the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge and start capturing memories! For contest rules and entry form, visit chincoteaguechamber.com. We are excited to share your experience!

Two young South Carolina men admitted recently in Accomack Circuit Court to felony eluding and possession of cocaine in connection with a high-speed chase on Lankford Highway near Parksley last March. Nineteen-year-old Jaheim Graham, and 20-year-old Nathaniel Antwaun Singletary, of Myrtle Beach, were each sentenced to a total of two...