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....
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – One of Northampton’s hidden gems, a boardwalk overlooking the seaside behind the county landfill, was badly deteriorated but has been repaired thanks to Northampton public works staff and volunteers from Birding Eastern Shore and Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The owner of Dutch Hemp Farms, which is moving from Virginia Beach, Va., to Cheriton, is proof that sometimes people find their callings after their careers are over. “I wanted to give something back,” said Wilco Koelewijn (who says his last name...
by James Ritch | Jul 10, 2020 | Features
Submitted article — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission has launched a new tourism film to attract visitors and travel writers for years to come. The nearly four-minute video, created by Jim Baugh Outdoors TV, highlights the Shore’s charming coastal...
by James Ritch | Jul 9, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – In light of the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down schools and businesses across the country, and the death of George Floyd, which sparked protests calling for an end to systemic racism, the Virginia Department of Education webinar,...
by James Ritch | Jul 9, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Across the U.S., protesters reacting to the death of George Floyd – a black man who died while a white police officer knelt on his neck – are calling to defund the police, but on the Eastern Shore, spiritual leaders are calling to collaborate...
