by James Ritch | Jun 22, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Family and friends of nursing home residents on the Eastern Shore have not been able to visit them in person since March, when facilities imposed restrictions because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, anyone with concerns about a nursing home resident...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — We all have been on a journey of sorts these past few months, as the coronavirus pandemic changed our lives in fundamental ways. Wachapreague resident Claire Poole recently took that journey to the literal level by circumambulating the Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2020 | Features
By Pamela Barefoot Special to the Eastern Shore Post In 2019, I learned of an escorted bus tour called “Journey to Montgomery” out of Durham, N.C. Nearly 60 of us from all walks of life would travel by bus to Montgomery and Selma, Ala., in the heat of August, visiting...
by James Ritch | May 28, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – When Eastern Shore folks on social media raised more than $1,000 in less than 24 hours to buy a headstone for a beloved community member who died seven years ago, Ritchie Turner wasn’t one bit surprised. “I knew it before I even did it,” he said...
by James Ritch | May 28, 2020 | Features
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch — Matthew Parks, 18, will brook no “pity parties” this year. Not because he’s the sole graduate in Tangier Combined School’s Class of 2020. Not because COVID-19 restrictions have upended the traditional schedule of graduation events. He...
by James Ritch | May 21, 2020 | Features
By Connie Morrison — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced earlier this month the allocation of $300 million of CARES Act funding for fisheries and the seafood industry, with just over $4.5 million headed to Virginia. The funding was ballyhooed...
