by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2019 | Features
By Krystle Bono — The islands are marked with many notable pieces of history, from the famous ponies that graze the shores of Assateague to the towering red and white lighthouse that greets guests entering the National Wildlife refuge. Chincoteague also holds a...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2019 | Features
By Krystle Bono — The Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company announced Saturday that the final round of swamp cancer vaccines for the north and south herds of the beloved Chincoteague ponies has been administered. The series of three injections began in April as a...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Nearly 40% of Northampton residents receive Medicaid benefits since Medicaid expansion took effect in Virginia on Jan.1, requiring Northampton County Social Services to commit 2.5 full-time employees to manage the enrollment increase. “This is...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2019 | Features
By Krystle Bono — Tide nor time wait for no man, and for Chincoteague resident Laura Davis, that was the quote her dad would always say that would eventually become the inspiration behind the name of her popular food blog, Tide and Thyme. Davis, who began her...
by James Ritch | Jun 18, 2019 | Obituaries
Mr. Russell Gordon Shores, 56, of Tangier Island, passed away Saturday, June 8, 2019, at John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. Born on Tangier Island Oct. 12, 1962, he was a son of the late James “Puck” and the late Mary Alice Parks Shores. He was a graduate of Tangier...
