by James Ritch | Oct 31, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: On Nov. 2, I’m voting for Finale Johnson Norton and I’d like my friends and neighbors on the Eastern Shore to join me. You may ask why I support her candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates. I’m voting for Finale because when I first met her, I...
by James Ritch | Oct 31, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am very distressed that once again the Eastern Shore has been omitted from something “official.” I have a suggestion for all us forgotten Eastern Shoremen. Here’s a good way to let the Virginia Museum of History and Culture know what our peninsula looks...
by James Ritch | Oct 31, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Where is the ESVA? Not on Official Virginia History Ornament,” published in your newspaper on Oct.14. As a resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia who was born and raised in both Accomack and Northampton...
by James Ritch | Oct 29, 2021 | Headlines
Submitted Article — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued an updated briefing highlighting the impacts from the ongoing coastal storm. High confidence of moderate to major coastal flooding continuing tonight for areas adjacent to the Chesapeake...
by James Ritch | Oct 29, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sandra Brady Somers, 65, wife of Vernon G. Somers and a resident of Capeville, passed away Thursday, Oct. 21, 2021, at her residence. A native of Machipongo, she was the daughter of the late Dick Brady and the late Julia Ann Tull Brady. She retired from SLM...
