by James Ritch | May 27, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a tornado watch for southeast and eastern Virginia and the Eastern Shores of Virginia and Maryland until 6 p.m. tonight, May 27. Readers are urged to monitor weather through local airwaves and...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Chincoteague Town Council at its May 19 meeting voted to adopt a $9.8 million town budget for fiscal year 2023. No one spoke at a May 2 public hearing held to receive comment about the budget. Highlights of the 2023 budget include the town taking...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The town of Onancock has purchased the building at 38 Market Street (the single-story building between the Lilliston Building and the Corner Bakery) and plans to put new public restrooms and a welcome center there. The town used reserve funds to...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore has just over 29,000 housing units, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Accomack has around 4,500 renter-occupied homes and Northampton has around 1,800, according to the recently released Eastern Shore Housing Study. The study’s...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore over the past month has seen a steady rise in COVID-19 cases, according to Jon Richardson, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Shore Health District. The average has risen from three cases per day to around 11 cases per day over the...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The theme was “Seniors Aging Our Way” as members of the Hare Valley and Central Accomack senior centers celebrated Older Americans Month May 18 with a combined live and virtual event sponsored by the Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging/Community...
