Melfa News

Andrew Chapel United Methodist Church, Cashville, has Sunday school at 10 a.m., followed by worship at 11 a.m. with Pastor Jon Woodburn.

Kenneth Tyrone McCain, 42, of Salisbury, Md. was sentenced to eight years for forgery and eight years for uttering to run consecutively with six years suspended for a total of 10 years to serve.

ONLEY - Hampton Roads Bankshares Inc., the financial holding company for Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank, announces the board of directors of Shore Bank has named Steven M. Belote as its new president and chief executive officer.

Recently I sat down in a residence on Bagwell Creek and had a long conversation with a master builder, a private investigator, a collector of axes, a furniture worker and a vegetable gardener par excellence.

A Philadelphia man was fatally injured Sunday evening in a single-car crash on U.S. Route 13.

MELFA -- Thanks to a grant from the Eastern Shore Soil and Water Conservation District to Shore People Advancing Readiness for Knowledge, or SPARK, selected staff members and families took advantage of kayaking and nature expeditions offered by the National Park Service at Tom's Cove.

MELFA -- For 10 years, the Juneteenth Festival has been an arena to educate and promote cultural enlightenment and diversity to the residents of the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

MELFA -- The United Way of Virginia's Eastern Shore held its annual Breakfast of Appreci-ation for the 2008 campaigns last Wednesday at the Eastern Shore Yacht and Country Club.

While many people head to the beaches or backyard barbecues for Memorial Day weekend, a number of owners and trainers with Eastern Shore ties were looking to add further definition to the memories of the weekend.

MELFA -- Eastern Shore Community College will offer contractor licensing classes on the first Saturday of each month at the campus.

WILLIAM J. BOOTHE, 72, of Chincoteague Island died Tuesday, May 26, 2009. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday at Church of God in Chincoteague Island.

PARKSLEY --Accomack County supervisors voted 4 to 3 to increase the maximum income and total financial worth for residents to qualify for real estate tax relief.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- On Monday, American Legion Post 159 will have a Memorial Day service to honor servicemen and women at the Post Home on Main Street.

An Accomack County deputy sheriff has been disciplined after a video of him speeding on Route 13 appeared on YouTube earlier this month.

MELFA - The pit bull that attacked and killed a small dog being walked on a leash by his owner in downtown Onancock earlier this year was euthanized on Tuesday.

MELFA -- College graduations create memories that last a lifetime. For Wilsonia Neck native Kelsey Gaskins, the momentous occasion is particularly sweet.

MELFA -- When the three sisters arrive home after school to the neat ranch house on a quiet cul-de-sac, they get right to work on homework and chores, all to the soundtrack of gospel music -- taking in laundry from the clothesline, feeding their 12-year-old beagle Sassy, helping prepare a supper of Hamburger Helper and corn on the cob.

Montrell Teague earned his first driving win Thursday at Harrington Raceway, piloting Jason Johnson and Stanley Johnson's Mememe to a one--length win in the seventh race in 1:57.2. Teague had five previous starts but made his sixth career start a winning one aboard the 4-year-old Dragon Again mare for trainer Jason Johnson.

MELFA -- For 10 years, the Juneteenth Festival has been an arena to educate and promote cultural enlightenment and diversity to the residents of the Eastern Shore.

MELFA -- Caramine Kellam, a well-known Eastern Shore native, was honored recently by the Virginia Community College System for her longtime, consistent support of Eastern Shore Community College.