by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — Eastern Shore Rural Health Reschedules Most Nonurgent, Preventative, and Routine Chronic Care Appointments COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout Virginia with the peak in hospitalizations expected to occur in early February, according to Eastern...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County is a finalist to be the site of a Rocket Lab facility that will support parts production, assembly, integration, and testing for the company’s massive new Neutron rocket. The company previously announced it will launch rockets from...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. William Joseph “Billy” Wilburn III, 78, died at his home in Parksley, on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Born March 25, 1943, in Richmond, he was the only child born to the late William Joseph Wilburn Jr. and the late Catherine Packette Wilburn. A life defined by a love of...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. John “Hanson” Thomas, 89, husband of the late Jessie Lynn Thomas, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Alice B. Tawes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crisfield, Md. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Hanson was born June 3, 1932, a son to the late Barney...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — COVID-19 cases have increased dramatically over the last two weeks on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Per the Eastern Shore Health District as of Dec. 23, 2021, the Shore was experiencing an average of 10 new cases each day. As of Jan. 10, the seven-day...
