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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...
Grafton continues stranglehold over Lady Trojans in volleyball
For the last dozen years, New Kent’s Lady Trojans have yet to figure out how to take down the Grafton Lady Clippers on the volleyball court. And at least for another match-up, they will have to wait for a rematch for a second opportunity. New Kent’s Lady Trojans fell...
Yellow Jackets and Vikings fall in Friday night action
The Northampton Yellow Jackets fell at home Friday night to the Bruton Panthers 36-0. The Yellow Jackets will return to action Friday evening traveling to Brunswick High School. The Broadwater Academy Vikings fell on the road to Greenbrier Christian 51-0. The Vikings are now 0-2 on the season and will...
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...
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.
New-Look Tigers set to open season against Virginia State in Black College Hall Of Fame Game
CANTON, Ohio — What’s next for the Benedict College Tigers?. That’s the question on everyone’s mind as the two-time defending SIAC and D2 HBCU National Champions prepare to open the 2024 season after a near complete overhaul. Sunday, the new-look Tigers will be unveiled to a nationally-televised audience, when Benedict opens the season against Virginia State University in the Black College Football Hall of Fame Classic. The game will be shown on the NFL Network, with kickoff set for 4 p.m. The game will also be on the Westwood One radio network, available on www.Westwoodonesports.com, www.thevarsitynetwork.com, as well as Alexa and Google Assistant devices.
Final: UVA waits out thunder, lightning, dispatches Richmond in opener, 34-13
Year 3 of the Tony Elliott era opens Saturday for the UVA Football program with the ‘Hoos hosting Richmond, a 2023 FCS playoff team. Rain is in the forecast here in Charlottesville for the 6-9:15 p.m. ET game window, and there are storms in the area, so, beware. The...
“Dinner on the Infield” returns to The Diamond
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT)— Get ready for Boots Beer and Baseball!. The Richmond Flying Squirrels are hosting their third annual Dinner on the Infield at The Diamond and inviting all friends and family to join the festivities. This year’s theme is “Boots, Beer & Baseball,” and guests are encouraged to...
‘Racism is still alive': Man says Chick-fil-A printed racial slur on meal label instead of name
When Marquise Vanzego got his food from the La Plata Chick-fil-A drive-thru last Friday, he was shocked by the racist name printed on the label. The Charles County man says the label he received had the word "monkeys" printed instead of his name. "It was devastating," Vanzego said. "It just...
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