by James Ritch | Aug 20, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Perennial Roots Farm near Accomac is among 22 farm operations in the Chesapeake region awarded grants to address food access in their communities. The Future Harvest Chesapeake Alliance for Sustainable Agriculture announced the awards resulting from...
by James Ritch | Aug 13, 2020 | Features
By Jim Ritch — Jamie and Kristin Willis, serial entrepreneurs who created the Machipongo Trading Company and Eastern Shore Coffee Roasters, will restart their peanut roasting operation Saturday at Pearl Market. From 9 a.m. to noon, they will roast 15-pound batches of...
by James Ritch | Aug 6, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Organ donation is a subject that one Eastern Shore citizen keeps especially close to her heart because of the impact it has made on her family and the contributions her family has made to the cause. Jane Cabarrus, president of the Northampton...
by James Ritch | Jul 31, 2020 | Features
By Jim Ritch — A remote location surrounded by water grants Eastern Shore stargazers an excellent location for viewing the Milky Way. The light pollution of Virginia Beach, Va., and Ocean City, Md., fades away. The ocean to our east projects nothing more than an...
by James Ritch | Jul 30, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce recognized four healthcare professionals jointly with a distinguished service award at a ceremony Wednesday, July 29, in Onley. Recognized for their service to the community, in particular during the...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Jesse Poulson, a beloved Accomack County educator, passed away Monday at age 77. Poulson, who grew up in the Onancock area, was a 1959 graduate of Mary N. Smith High School, which at the time was Accomack County’s high school for Black students....
