by James Ritch | Jan 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors at the Dec. 16 meeting approved a contractor’s request for a four-month extension on the contract to build the new public library in Parksley. The extension puts the new completion date at April 13, 2021. R.H....
by James Ritch | Jan 4, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A Riverside official spoke about the COVID-19 vaccine in a virtual town hall Monday, Dec. 21. Riverside Health System received and began to distribute doses of the Pfizer vaccine in December. The first dose was administered at a Riverside facility...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In response to the last few weeks of political views of Republicans and Democrats, on and on about Nixon, Kennedy, Johnson, and Clinton. They are all guilty of one thing or another. They all had fingers in the sticky pie of making the other party look...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I hope it will be interesting to some folks of the mainland and Chincoteague to know that not all of the filming of “Misty of Chincoteague” was done on Chincoteague. A lot of the home scenes, for whatever reason, were filmed on Folly Creek, down Custis...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Bright and joyful is the Christmas celebration on Hall Street in Onancock. There is no doubt in anyone’s mind how the residents on that street feel about the holiday. Their display of wonderland decorations draw you into a moment of peace and happiness....