by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton’s middle and high school renovations and new construction will proceed with “no delay whatsoever” despite a recent decision to repurpose $20 million borrowed for the project to fund repairs and improvements needed at Northampton’s two...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Despite signs of the COVID-19 pandemic slowing down and state and federal agencies gradually easing health restrictions, local school districts canceled senior proms in 2021 for the second year in a row. But persistent mothers in both Accomack...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County received its first of two payments resulting from the federal American Rescue Plan Act Wednesday. The county’s share of funding is nearly $6.3 million, with half coming now and the other half in a year. The Accomack County Board of...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore’s local and state government representatives reflected on how the region fared throughout the COVID-19 pandemic this last year and looked forward to the future at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s semiannual...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Obituaries
With a heavy heart I say goodbye to my dear Arthur, who passed away unexpectedly Monday, May 17, 2021. Born in Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Dec. 7, 1950. He attended medical school UNC Chapel Hill, did his residency at Duke University Medical Center, four years at Brook Army...
