by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Since Aug. 1, the Eastern Shore has reported 528 cases of COVID-19; 43 hospitalizations, including nine hospitalizations since Sept. 1; and seven deaths. Riverside Health System is requiring all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by...
by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock officials will continue work on updating the town’s comprehensive plan after a public hearing was held Aug. 23. Town Manager Matt Spuck said the plan will go back to the planning commission for review, with consideration of public and...
by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Gwendolyn Morey Skeens, best known on the Eastern Shore for her musical talent, is turning her creativity to a different art form — the novel. Skeens taught music in Baltimore County, Md., schools for three decades before moving to Greenbackville in...
by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — The Coast Guard rescued three people in Chincoteague Inlet after their sailboat ran aground during severe weather Wednesday afternoon. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia Command Center received notification of the distress around 2:22 p.m....
by James Ritch | Sep 1, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Karl Gaywood Wagner, 92, loving husband of the late Margaret Danser Wagner and a resident of Cheriton and Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., passed away Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at his residence in Cheriton. Born Aug. 13, 1927, in Millstone Township, N.J., he was the son...
