by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – When Northampton supervisors approved short-term rentals in any zoning district by right nearly three years ago, none predicted that renting out homes to tourists would reduce the availability of affordable housing to residents, but that may now...
by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore has the opportunity to receive $5 million in additional grant funding from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the town’s sewer project, which is included in Gov. Ralph Northam’s proposed outgoing state budget. Town...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — Eastern Shore Rural Health Reschedules Most Nonurgent, Preventative, and Routine Chronic Care Appointments COVID-19 cases continue to rise throughout Virginia with the peak in hospitalizations expected to occur in early February, according to Eastern...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County is a finalist to be the site of a Rocket Lab facility that will support parts production, assembly, integration, and testing for the company’s massive new Neutron rocket. The company previously announced it will launch rockets from...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — COVID-19 cases have increased dramatically over the last two weeks on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Per the Eastern Shore Health District as of Dec. 23, 2021, the Shore was experiencing an average of 10 new cases each day. As of Jan. 10, the seven-day...
by James Ritch | Jan 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam issued an emergency order Monday intended to help Virginia hospitals address rising numbers of patients being admitted with COVID-19 and to support health care workers. In what he said would be his final press briefing of around 70...
