by James Ritch | Nov 11, 2020 | Features
By Bill Sterling — Not everyone has a building named after him, much less while he is still upright to walk through the doors. But retired Army Col. Chris Needels, of Accomac, is such a person. A 2014 inductee of the Skydiving Hall of Fame, Needels acquired the land...
by James Ritch | Nov 11, 2020 | Features
By Connie Morrison — Peggy Holloway and her brothers were going through the belongings of her late parents, Clarence and Doris Edwards Lewis, and came across newspaper clippings her mother had collected of Eastern Shore servicemen during World War II. Holloway’s...
by James Ritch | Nov 3, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Nancy Stern is retiring after working 37 years for Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., including as chief executive officer the last 20 years. “This has been a great opportunity,” Stern said. Stern, 69, began as a part-time community...
by James Ritch | Oct 30, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A collaboration between scientists and artists resulted in a virtual art gallery that highlights the ghost forests of the Eastern Shore. The show opens Nov. 1 at the website www.coastaleducation.virginia.edu No, a ghost forest is not a woods haunted...
by James Ritch | Oct 29, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — George N. McMath was named 2020 Champion of Economic Development in a ceremony Friday in Onley. The award, given by the Accomack County Economic Development Authority, recognized McMath’s decades of service to the Eastern Shore. Speakers noted his...
by James Ritch | Oct 29, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Nandua Middle School art teacher Sarah Clark is the first person from Accomack to be recognized as a Virginia Art Education Association teacher of the year. “It puts Accomack County on the map for art education,” Clark said of the award. She is...
