by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Things are mighty quiet around the county seat lately. I hope it’s because the Accomack County School Board members and the members of the Board of Supervisors are taking their well-deserved vacations. I hope they are not ruminating on following in the...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin — Last week’s Random Facts column discussed the reluctance of soldiers to kill an enemy, as covered by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, an Army Ranger and military historian, in his book, “On Killing.” Much of Grossman’s work is based on World War II studies by...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A Maryland man was found not guilty of a charge of malicious maiming in Accomack Circuit Court. Kevin Lee Lovett, 59, of Stockton, Md., was found not guilty by Circuit Judge W. Revell Lewis III after hearing testimony from Lovett and the...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A tornado that started out as a waterspout and moved onto land on Smith Island, Md., Aug. 4, caused one injury and resulted in severe damage to multiple structures. The National Weather Service that evening noted a house on the island was damaged as...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A new company owned by two area men with long careers in journalism has purchased the Eastern Shore Post, ensuring local ownership will continue for the weekly newspaper that has covered Virginia’s Eastern Shore for more than 23 years. Ted Shockley, the...
