There’s an old Eastern Shore saying that goes, “Wind from the east, fish bite the least,” and the last week and a half certainly lends credence to those wise words.

The mouth of the Chesapeake Bay continues to provide the most consistent fishing action around our little peninsula.

Mrs. Ann Marie McDonald (Spano), 68, passed away peacefully on Aug. 11, 2025, in Berlin, Md. Born on July 11, 1957, in Brooklyn, N.Y., Ann was the daughter of Grace and Angelo Spano. She spent all of ...

Retired Lt. Larry E. Ames Sr., of Chesapeake, a proud native of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, passed away peacefully on June 16, 2025, at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital.

Jeffery Ray Lewis Jr. left us too soon, surrounded by his family, on Aug. 10, 2025, at R. Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore. Jeffery lived his life on Chincoteague Island to the fullest — ...

Mr. Wayne Alvin Rice, 84, husband of the late Mary Sue Rice and a resident of Craddockville, passed away Monday, Aug. 11, 2025, at his residence.

Mrs. Janet Louise Tull, 84, of Chincoteague Island, went into the arms of the Lord on Aug. 7, 2025, at her residence on Chincoteague Island, surrounded by her loving family.

Mr. Samuel Berkley “Sam Boy” Williams Jr., 71, husband of Patricia “Patty” Bell Williams, passed away at his home in Exmore on Friday, Aug. 8, 2025.

Mr. Todd Parks passed away on July 16, 2025, at the age of 63. Left to cherish his memory are two daughters, Kristen Wheatly and her husband, Lewis, and Amber Brown; a sister, Michelle McCready and ...

Mr. Joseph Samuel Morris, lovingly known as “Sammy,” was born on March 12, 1953, in Ahoskie, N.C. He moved with his family to Virginia’s Eastern Shore around 1960, where he built a life filled with ...

Mr. David Wade Hart Jr., 35, of Saxis, passed away on Aug. 2, 2025, in Saxis. Born on June 28, 1990, in Salisbury, Md., he was the son of David Wade Hart Sr. and Beverly Linton Hart. David was a ...

Mrs. Cynthia Lou “Cindy” Smarr Wheatley, 64, of Tangier Island, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025.