by James Ritch | Apr 11, 2019 | Features
By Linda Cicoira — Her grandmother emptied whiskey bottles and filled them with hot water for a homemade dresser drawer incubator when Jessie Flynn was born in her parents’ bedroom on April 30, 1926. She was “teenie weenie” and blue and needed the help. Now at...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Features
Pat Hart, of Wachapreague, has retired again. If she isn’t reading two books a week on her side porch on Main Street, one can find her weeding in the garden or at her nearby antique store. This time the 82-year-old, a dear friend who I love like a mother, has left the...
by James Ritch | Apr 3, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article and Photo The “Virginia World War I and World War II Profiles of Honor Tour” will be at two locations on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in April, hosted by Eastern Shore Public Library. The walk-in traveling exhibit will be in Nassawadox on Friday,...
by James Ritch | Apr 3, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article The Barrier Islands Center in Machipongo is hosting a temporary exhibit on loan from the Library of Virginia, “True Sons of Freedom.” To commemorate World War I, “True Sons of Freedom” uses photographs of African-American soldiers from Virginia who...
by James Ritch | Mar 28, 2019 | Features
I first heard about sea nettles when my family moved to the Eastern Shore when I was almost 10 years old. I was warned to look out for the jellyfish when swimming or wading in the nearby waters to avoid getting stung. I was reminded of that advisory last week when I...
by James Ritch | Mar 26, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison — Dalton Elliott’s American Idol dream has run its course. After a whirlwind couple of weeks – at least for the audience because the television segments were filmed in advance – the Chincoteague crooner quietly left the show. “They...
