Wingina News

On this day in 1586, Ralph Lane and twenty-six men stormed Dasemunkepeuc , a tongue-twisting Indian town just across the water fromA Roanoke Island .

A Wingina woman with a passion for nature has been honored for her work in educating visitors at an arboretum.

Jason A. Clough, 36, of Wingina, Va. and Jason G. Compton, 36, of Richmond , were charged with possession of marijuana in the 300 block of W. Broad St.

Cynthia D. Haldane, 27, of Wingina, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 500 grams of methamphetamine and use of a firearm in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime, according to U.S. Attorney Timothy Heaphy.