by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Claudia Lee (Panter) Wescott, of Columbia, Md., passed away Jan. 27, 2021. She was known for her independent spirit, love of home, family, and friends. She always adored children and cherished all her time with her three grandchildren. Claudia loved the holidays....
by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A foundation that wants to start a four-year university on the Eastern Shore will get some help from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Executive MBA program. The University of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Foundation, website shoreu.org, was chosen...
by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A federal judge in Norfolk dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Chincoteague church against Gov. Ralph Northam. The order, filed Jan. 27 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, detailed the ruling. Lighthouse Fellowship...
by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A tomato farm complex near Exmore is applying to the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for a groundwater withdrawal permit that will allow the facility to withdraw nearly 1.65 billion gallons of water over a 15-year period,...
by James Ritch | Feb 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — One of the oldest church buildings on the Eastern Shore was vandalized Sunday. Chincoteague Baptist Church, on Sign Post Road near New Church, was built in 1858, according to Kirk Mariner’s book, “Revival’s Children: A Religious History of Virginia’s...
