by James Ritch | Jul 28, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a one-page briefing highlighting the potential for severe thunderstorms this afternoon and evening through 8 p.m. The primary threats are localized damaging wind gusts and large hail. The...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Without hesitation or reservation, Abel Parker Upshur (1790-1844) should be ranked as the most important person in the history of the Eastern Shore and, in Virginia, in the quarter century leading to the conclusion of the Civil War. Planter,...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Last March, the Virginia legislature passed a law permitting local election officials to open their offices on Sundays to in-person voters during the 45-day early voting period preceding an election. The Northampton County Electoral Board is considering...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: My brother found four kittens covered under a plastic bowl yesterday at the dump in Northampton, barely alive. We took them to animal control in Melfa. One had to be euthanized; his intestines were hanging out. Three are in foster care to see if they...
