by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The wife of a U.S. Navy veteran made it her life’s mission to restore a historic cemetery near Cheriton when she learned that the nearly abandoned, overgrown site was the final resting place of five African American Civil War soldiers who had...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Al Walker, who recently turned 90, loves airplanes. That is evident by looking around his room at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, where books about flying sit on a table and the walls are decorated with several photographs and a painting of...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A crowd turned out for a meeting the Accomack County Board of Supervisors held June 2 to receive comment about using federal pandemic recovery funds. The board will continue discussion about how to spend nearly $6.3 million in American Rescue Plan...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — President Joe Biden and Gov. Ralph Northam spoke Friday, May 28, at Sportrock Climbing Center, a rock climbing gym in Alexandria, Virginia, to celebrate the lifting of coronavirus pandemic restrictions in Virginia. “Today we mark a tremendous...
