The most read stories for 2024 from ShoreDailyNews.com

As another year ends, we take time to reflect back on what has passed over the last 365.25 days. The following were the most read stories of ShoreDailyNews.com over the past 12 months.

10. A Delaware man, Azzure Horsey, was accused of evading toll payment at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel on September 11, 2023, before speeding across the span and disappearing. Scheduled for trial in Northampton Circuit Court for these and related charges, Horsey was in police custody in Delaware by the trial date. In Northampton, he faced charges including reckless driving, speeding, and other traffic violations. Meanwhile, Delaware authorities linked Horsey to serious crimes, including a shooting on September 10 that left one person dead and another critically injured in Laurel. Horsey was indicted for murder, attempted murder, and multiple firearm offenses, and was held on a $3.26 million cash bond.

9. The Virginia State Police investigated a fatal crash that occurred on May 23, 2024, at approximately 3:21 p.m. on Route 13 in Cheriton, involving a motorcycle and a car. Devin M. Marcum, 20, of Smyrna, Delaware, was killed at the scene when his northbound 2011 Suzuki GSXR1000 motorcycle collided with a 2010 Lexus LS460, driven by a 17-year-old female from Cape Charles, Virginia, who was turning left onto North Bayside Road. The driver of the Lexus was charged with failure to yield the right of way.

8. A best of Shore Perspectives replay cracked the top 10 most read news stories for this year. On January 29th in a basketball match up between Nandua and Arcadia High Schools, Nandua Senior Reghan Hintz reached an elusive milestone becoming only the fourth person in Nandua Athletics history to score 1,000 career points. Kelley visited with Reghan as she reflected on the accomplishment and the importance of perseverance and positive attitude in life.

7. Kokosing Construction Co. will be taking on the $63,270,600 project to design and build a replacement causeway road and bridge at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility, a critical access point for the site. The bridge, which will span Cat Creek, will replace the aging structure built in 1959-1960, nearing the end of its service life. Partnering with WSP USA, Kokosing plans to use durable materials to withstand the harsh coastal environment and a top-down construction method to minimize environmental impacts on nearby tidal wetlands. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2025 and is expected to be completed by early 2029.

6. Not just one, but a second best of Shore Perspectives made the top 10 most viewed stories in the last year. High school reunions provide people a chance to catch up with old friends, get to know former classmates as adults and reminisce about shared experiences. Kelley visited with graduates of Northampton High School class of 1974 as they celebrated their 50th class reunion and shared some of their memories.

5. The annual Pearl Harbor Memorial Parade in Hawaii, held on Saturday, December 7, 2024, featured 85 entrants, including marching bands, military representatives, dancers, floats, and more, drawing thousands of spectators along its mile-long route. Among the participants were 10 Junior ROTC cadets from Accomack County, who proudly represented their community while also gaining an opportunity to learn about history. The parade, which lasted about an hour and a half, celebrated patriotism and honored the memory of Pearl Harbor, with the cadets making the Shore proud.

4. ShoreDailyNews.com broke the news about an FBI raid taking place in Onley early on July 16. The agents took Lucas Fussell, a local nurse practitioner, into custody and charged him with several counts of child pornography. Fussell recently pleaded guilty to several charges.

3. A Pennsylvania couple, Arthur Wilmer Smith, 79, and his wife, Susan Alice Smith, 77, of Norristown, Pennsylvania, died in a single-vehicle crash early September 1 on Route 13 in Eastville. According to Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the Virginia State Police, the crash occurred around 7:38 a.m. on Route 13/Lankford Highway at Stumptown Road. Preliminary investigations revealed that the driver of a 2022 Toyota Rav-4 was traveling northbound when the vehicle ran off the roadway, struck a ditch and a culvert, and became fully engulfed in flames. Both occupants were trapped inside the vehicle and succumbed to their injuries at the scene.

2. Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared January 21-27 as School Choice Week in Virginia, joining leaders nationwide in highlighting the importance of providing families with effective, customizable education options. The proclamation emphasized Virginia’s commitment to innovative learning approaches and reducing barriers to quality education. Coinciding with National School Choice Week, the event featured over 401 activities across Virginia to promote awareness and dialogue about educational opportunities, with more than 27,000 events planned nationwide. Leaders, including Andrew Campanella of the National School Choice Awareness Foundation, encouraged parents to explore education options such as public, charter, magnet, private, online, and home schooling to best meet their children’s needs.

1. And the most read single news story for ShoreDailyNews.com for 2024 was a local man who set a world bench press record. James “Red” Hart broke another world record in bench press at the Raw Powerlifting Federation 2024 World Championships in Virginia Beach on November 23. Competing in the 80+ age division and the 148–164-pound weight class, Hart bench pressed 215 pounds, surpassing the previous record of 198 pounds set by Joe Stockinger in 2014. Training at the Eastern Shore Family YMCA in Onley, Hart credited his preparation for his success. This marked his second world record, with his first set in 2015 in the 70–75 age division.

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