by James Ritch | Aug 3, 2020 | Obituaries
Mr. James William Rank, 83, husband of Lois Patterson Rank and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Wednesday, July 29, 2020, at Shore Health and Rehab Center in Parksley. A native of Frostburg, Md., he was the son of the late James Rank and the late Elizabeth...
by James Ritch | Aug 3, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Two towns and the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission were awarded $10,000 grants to assist with tourism recovery. Gov. Ralph Northam in a press release announced more than $866,000 in awards to 90 destination marketing organizations through...
by James Ritch | Aug 1, 2020 | Sports
By Matthew Yoder — For the first time in over 100 years, high school teams will not take to the gridiron this fall for football. For that matter, no sports will be played until the close of 2020, following the Virginia High School League’s decision made Monday. By a...
by James Ritch | Jul 31, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Gov. Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in advance of Hurricane Isaias, which is expected to impact parts of coastal Virginia starting on Monday, Aug. 3. “Hurricane Isaias is a serious storm, and current predictions indicate that it may...
by James Ritch | Jul 31, 2020 | Features
By Jim Ritch — A remote location surrounded by water grants Eastern Shore stargazers an excellent location for viewing the Milky Way. The light pollution of Virginia Beach, Va., and Ocean City, Md., fades away. The ocean to our east projects nothing more than an...
