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Boys & Girls Club wraps up successful summer program
The Boys & Girls Club of the Eastern Shore is wrapping up a very successful summer program that saw approximately 75 youth ages 5-16 enjoy a host of activities that involved learning, arts and crafts and sports. Fun was also a common denominator in all those pursuits. The club is housed at Mary N. Smith Cultural Enrichment Center in Accomac with youth arriving as early as 7:30 a.m. and leaving at 5:30 p.m.
Cool things happening on the Shore this weekend
The Crisfield National Hard Crab Derby is a favorite annual Labor Day weekend event on the Maryland Eastern Shore, a unique crab themed event that includes crab races, crab cooking and picking contests, crafts, live entertainment, beauty pageants, parade, fireworks and more. Known by many as “The Crab Capital of the World”, Crisfield is home to many seafood restaurants and the Somers Cove Marina, one of the largest marinas on the East Coast.
Two Virginia schools, two different approaches to students' phones
Each morning, students at Martin Luther King Middle School in Richmond, Virginia, begin their day with a lesson in restraint — by handing in their phones. "I'm not worried about the notifications I'm getting and who's texting me or what's going on on social media," 8th grader Jazmine Anderson said.The school began piloting a program last year to lock up cellphones in special pouches made by the company Yondr and store them in a supervised backpack. When the school first started using the locked pouches, they'd let students hold onto them. But that didn't quite work, 8th grade English teacher...
Ponies and Firebirds fall on the road in Thursday night action
The Arcadia Firebirds football team traveled to Windsor on Thursday night to open its football season. The Firebirds lost a back and forth game by a score of 35 to 27. The Firebirds will play again next Thursday as they host Charles City at home. The Chincoteague Ponies football team...
Terps Win Salisbury Fall Classic To Open Season
SALISBURY, MD – A 1-2-3 sweep paced Maryland in its opening race of the year as the Terps took the team title at the Salisbury Fall Classic on Saturday at Winter Place Park. Rose Coats was the first to cross the finish line followed by Eva Rogers and Katie Turk.
Ocean Pines Man Arrested for Assault and Vandalism
Police in Ocean Pines were called to a Newport Drive home Thursday just before 5pm where they learned that a neighbor, 38 year old Joseph Pavese, used a screwdriver to puncture the tire on his vehicle. The victim saw this from inside his home and called police – then went outside where Pavese punched him in the face.
Painter man convicted of all charges in double murder case
After deliberating for three hours and 15 minutes Friday, an Accomack Circuit Court jury convicted a Painter man of the shooting deaths of a local couple, robbery of those victims, four related firearms offenses, concealing and defiling the bodies, and destroying evidence in 2020. A long-form presentence report was ordered...
Bush Gardens' 2024 Howl-O-Scream starts next week
NORFOLK, Va. — Hot temperatures may have it feeling like summer this week, but it’s not too early to start thinking about Halloween. That’s because a spooky, annual tradition starts next week in Williamsburg. Busch Gardens Williamsburg is celebrating 25 years of Howl-O-Scream this year. On Friday,...
Indians plan to build on ’23 playoff win
Expectations for Southampton High School’s varsity football team remain high as ever, galvanized this year by the 2023 squad recording the program’s first playoff win in more than 20 years. The results for last year’s team were mixed, as it finished with an overall record of 6-6, but the No. 7-seeded Indians were able to […] The post Indians plan to build on ’23 playoff win appeared first on The Tidewater News.
High School Football Preview 2024: Stephen Decatur
BERLIN, Md. – The Decatur Seahawks are looking to recreate their championship magic from the 2023 season. They went undefeated and captured their first state football title in school history. But now in 2024, the Seahawks will be facing the pressure of repeating as champions. “It’s hard going back...
Dorris Mae Takes to the Skies Again: TBM Avenger Rejoins the CAF Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour
After months of dedicated maintenance, the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) Capital Wing has announced that their TBM Avenger, affectionately known as Dorris Mae, is back in flight status. Following a series of successful flight tests, Dorris Mae is set to rejoin the Capital Wing’s 2024 Tour, with stops planned in several cities along the Mid-Atlantic Coast. The Wing members and crew are elated to have this iconic aircraft back in action.
UMES Perseveres Passed Mercyhurst in Five Sets, Erase a 2-0 Deficit
Despite trailing by two sets going into the third set, UMES put forth a full team effort to defeat Mercyhurst on the road, 3-2. (11-25, 23-25, 25-16, 25-21, 15-13) On account of this being Mercyhurst's first match as a NCAA Division I volleyball program, the Hawks faced a hostile environment at Owen McCormick Court at the Mercyhurst Athletic Center. Fueled by the home crowd, Mercyhurst controlled the opening set, 25-11, amassing twelve kills and three service aces in the opening set.
Oscar Smith’s running game too much for Hermitage in the season opener
CHESAPEAKE — Everyone knows that senior Brandon Nesbit is Oscar Smith’s primary running back. But the Tigers showed he won’t be the only one to watch as Ty’jae Curtis proved he’s also going to be a force. The two-headed monster combined for nearly 200 yards and three touchdowns to lead fourth-ranked Oscar Smith to a 44-6 victory over Hermitage, which is outside of Richmond, in the season ...
Police: 1 shot on Wilson St. in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A man was found shot on Wilson Street in downtown Suffolk Friday night, police said. Suffolk Police responded to the 400 block of Wilson Street around 8:45 p.m. for reports of gunshots fired, and when they arrived, police said they found a man with a gunshot wound to the lower leg.
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