Merry Point News Today

David Walker, who left his Virginia high school to join the Navy, was one of 50 Black mess attendants who died on ships that were attacked.

Edna Lee Ward walked into a newspaper office in Portsmouth, Va., early in 1942 carrying a picture of her son, who was in the Navy. He had been declared missing

A Lancaster man has been sentenced to nearly 10 years in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.

A storm brewing off of the coast of Virginia caused flooding in low-lying areas of the Northern Neck region on Tuesday.

If you’re a Merry Point ferry rider you’ll be unable to use the service from around mid-month through mid to late June because the boat requires a repaint. The Rappahannock Record reports the Department of Transportation paints the ferry every 5 years and it’s done at this time of year because the painting is done outside and is temperature dependent. Officials say while there’s never a “good” time to close the ferry moving the painting from this time isn’t a viable option. Apr. 5...