by James Ritch | Dec 21, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore received an offer from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development on Dec. 16 for a $6.3 million grant and $3.2 million loan that, if combined with other grant and loan offers the town has received, would fully fund its...
by James Ritch | Dec 20, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — An Amissville, Va., man was arrested Friday in Nassawadox on a charge of murdering his wife, according to a press release from the Warrenton Police Department. Kenneth Olenslager, 27, is currently incarcerated in the Eastern Shore Regional Jail, pending...
by James Ritch | Dec 17, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has announced its commitment to put STEM centers (science, technology, engineering, and math centers) in all 13 elementary and middle schools in Accomack and Northampton counties, with seven...
by James Ritch | Dec 17, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Charges have been filed against Christopher Northcraft, 34, who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase Oct. 19, which began in Maryland and ended on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel with a vehicle crash that left both Northcraft and...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The number of COVID-19 cases on the Eastern Shore is currently lower than the state average, according to Jon Richardson, chief operating officer of the Eastern Shore Health District. The overall number of “breakthrough” cases — cases of the virus in...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved an application form for volunteer fire companies to use to apply for COVID-19 relief. The application period is Dec. 16, 2021, through April 15, 2022. The board previously identified...
