by James Ritch | May 21, 2021 | Features
By David Martin – We opened our internet tubes for cleaning last week … and promptly fell asleep. One of the wonderments of life is that we spend nearly a third of it in a comalike state while our minds conjure bizarre scenarios such as Audrey Hepburn as Holly...
by James Ritch | May 21, 2021 | Features
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch – West of Weirwood, overlooking a marshy island and meandering channel where Nassawadox Creek flows into the Chesapeake Bay, lie the nine buildings of Bayford. At the center, in a dip in the road, surrounded by residences and docks,...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Despite signs of the COVID-19 pandemic slowing down and state and federal agencies gradually easing health restrictions, local school districts canceled senior proms in 2021 for the second year in a row. But persistent mothers in both Accomack...
by James Ritch | May 16, 2021 | Features
By David Martin — When we looked into our internet tubes last week, we saw beady red eyes staring back at us. Did these belong to some of the trillions of Brood X cicadas emerging this month after 17 years underground? No. These bloodshot eyes belonged to friends and...
by James Ritch | May 15, 2021 | Features
By Matthew Yoder — A months-long collaborative effort of real estate agents and businesses on the Shore will culminate Sunday on Chincoteague in a softball tournament aimed at raising money for a new park on the island to honor the life of Brianna Merritt. The Brianna...
by James Ritch | May 13, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Nandua Middle School’s Comics for Cancer raised a record-breaking $1,300 for the American Cancer Society this year, all from hand-drawn, photocopied comics made by students and sold for $3 apiece. “It was done out of love,” said English teacher...
