by James Ritch | Feb 15, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn The Antares’ and Cygnus’ 13th cargo supply mission to the International Space Station launched Saturday afternoon from Wallops without a hitch. The Antares rocket lifted off on time, at 3:21 p.m., carrying the Cygnus spacecraft, which was set...
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2020 | Headlines, Uncategorized
— Staff Report Police are looking for an armed man who robbed the Dollar General store in Parksley on Thursday, Feb. 13, at around 10:35 p.m. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of the robbery, according to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells. The...
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2020 | Features
By Angie Crutchley — Friday is Valentine’s Day – celebrated by some and dreaded by others. About five years ago, I met Tyrone Wessells, of Accomac. His wife, Deborah, had died in 2013 just before Christmas, and he came in to put an announcement in the paper to...
by James Ritch | Feb 13, 2020 | Features
By Neal Ammerman Special to the Eastern Shore Post . A cold, blustery rainfall drenched the men on the deck of the rusty old freighter as it took on its load of coal and made final preparations for its voyage from Norfolk, Va., to Brayton Point, Mass. Although gale...
