by James Ritch | Jul 17, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County officials voted Wednesday to move forward with a three-lane option for improving Route 175, Chincoteague Road, as they continue to seek funding for the project through the highway department’s Smart Scale program. The county submitted...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Parksley officials will hold a public hearing on their proposal to sell a plot of land and the Confederate monument standing on it to the Virginia division of Sons of Confederate Veterans. The hearing, which likely will be scheduled for the August...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Jesse Poulson, a beloved Accomack County educator, passed away Monday at age 77. Poulson, who grew up in the Onancock area, was a 1959 graduate of Mary N. Smith High School, which at the time was Accomack County’s high school for Black students....
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – One of Northampton’s hidden gems, a boardwalk overlooking the seaside behind the county landfill, was badly deteriorated but has been repaired thanks to Northampton public works staff and volunteers from Birding Eastern Shore and Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The owner of Dutch Hemp Farms, which is moving from Virginia Beach, Va., to Cheriton, is proof that sometimes people find their callings after their careers are over. “I wanted to give something back,” said Wilco Koelewijn (who says his last name...
