by James Ritch | Aug 20, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – August is National Minority Donor Awareness Month, and in observance of the annual event, the Eastern Shore Post interviewed a local advocate for organ and tissue donation, three-time kidney transplant recipient, Joyce Williams, of Painter. A...
by James Ritch | Aug 20, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Do Drop Inn restaurant and lounge in Weirwood remains temporarily closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, but its doors were wide open Saturday, Aug. 15, to volunteers who picked up COVID-19 care packages to deliver to more than 50 families...
by James Ritch | Aug 20, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Eastern Shore Head Start, like other local education programs, will offer options for both in-person and remote learning when schools reopen this fall, with its “Reopen Ready Plan.” “Our number one priority in reopening ready is focused on the...
by James Ritch | Aug 20, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – With 50% of Virginia school divisions starting the 2020-2021 school year with students participating in 100% remote learning, and all divisions offering a remote learning option, the Virginia Department of Education’s EdEquity webinar...
by James Ritch | Aug 20, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Perennial Roots Farm near Accomac is among 22 farm operations in the Chesapeake region awarded grants to address food access in their communities. The Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced the awards resulting from...