by James Ritch | Oct 13, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Scores of decorated vehicles paraded down Route 13 Saturday in an event held to show support for the election of Donald J. Trump to a second term as president. Organized by Mapp Cullen and sponsored by the Accomack County Republican Unit, the parade...
by James Ritch | Oct 11, 2020 | Features
Story and Photos by Matthew Yoder The transition to remote learning has revealed potential classrooms all around us. Driving north on Route 13, and west on Route 50, just outside Cambridge, Md., one of this country’s great struggles blends seamlessly with unspoiled...
by James Ritch | Oct 11, 2020 | Features
Submitted article Amid a nationwide decrease in higher education enrollments, Eastern Shore Community College enrollment continues to surge this fall. Enrollment in the college’s academic programs is up by 22%, putting ESCC in first place among all of Virginia’s...
by James Ritch | Oct 11, 2020 | Features
Staff Report USDA will accept applications now through Dec. 11 for oyster and clam businesses to access funds included within the CARES Act Coronavirus Food Assistance Program. It’s an expansion of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program authorized under the...
by James Ritch | Oct 8, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – An Alabama professor of architecture introduced a different way of thinking about what makes housing affordable when he spoke at the Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition’s second annual housing summit held online Sept. 25. Rusty Smith, of...
by James Ritch | Oct 8, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The Nature Conservancy’s Virginia Coast Reserve has a new name as it celebrates its 50th year on the Eastern Shore. It is now called the Volgenau Virginia Coast Reserve, in recognition of the Volgenau Foundation’s long-term support of the...
