by James Ritch | Jun 29, 2020 | Court Postings, Headlines
Staff Report — The U.S. Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Resource Commission rescued two people in Horntown Bay near Chincoteague early Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia’s Command Center received a report that a 57 year-old woman and a 3 year-old boy...
by James Ritch | Jun 29, 2020 | Obituaries
Ms. Evelyn Hinman Ray, 87, a resident of Maxwell Street in Parksley, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock. Born Evelyn Frances Hinman, she was the daughter and only child of the late Mildred Evans and late Edward Parker Hinman. Born...
by James Ritch | Jun 26, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Virginia will use $50 million in federal CARES Act money to help residents with rent and mortgage payments. The new Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program starts Monday, June 29, Gov. Ralph Northam said in a press briefing Thursday. He said the...
by James Ritch | Jun 25, 2020 | Features
Story and Photo by Jim Ritch — Drivers on Route 13 in Machipongo have watched for two years as a red farm market building rose at the intersection of Bell Lane. Now, the Baines Farm Market is open and has moved from a former carport on the same property to its new...
by James Ritch | Jun 25, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore is known for its close-knit communities, with neighbors helping neighbors, and that same spirit pervaded the small-business community when the Pearl Market, near the town of Cape Charles, opened last Saturday, June 20. Pearl...
