by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton Public Schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence’s proposed the annual school calendar again include an extra 45 minutes of instruction per day, and school board members are in a quandary. The proposal was made at the board’s Feb. 14...
by James Ritch | Feb 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A boat at the Cape Charles Yacht Club caught fire Tuesday morning, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads reported at 6 a.m. The Eastern Shore 9-1-1 Center received notification of the fire at 6:02 a.m. Coast Guard Station Cape Charles...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2019 | Headlines
A group of conservation organizations asked a federal judge this week to block the start of seismic airgun blasting for oil and gas exploration in the Atlantic Ocean. It is the same group that sued the federal government in December to prevent the same activity. The...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2019 | Obituaries
Mr. Melvin Thomas “Tommy” Taylor, 85, husband of the late Dorothy Ayres Taylor and a resident of Parksley, passed away Thursday, Feb. 14, 2019, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born June 21, 1933, in Mears, he was the son of the late Melvin C. Taylor...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2019 | Obituaries
Ms. Cheryl Wescott Humphrey, 52, of Oak Hall, passed away on Feb. 15, 2019, due to a long battle with cancer. Born on Dec. 22, 1966, in Salisbury, Ms. Humphrey grew up here on the Shore and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. She enjoyed sewing, cooking and DIY...
