by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastville Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to purchase the local fire company’s bingo hall on Courthouse Road for $100,000 in a decision one council member called a “win-win” for the town and the Eastville Volunteer Fire Co., which...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
Story and Photos by Stefanie Jackson – Virginia’s first lady Pamela Northam brought encouraging words on Monday to Occohannock Elementary School, one of several schools she is visiting on her annual fall tour of schools across the commonwealth. “This is a beautiful,...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Like hospitals across the nation, Riverside Health System is seeing an influx of COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious delta variant. Riverside officials urged people to take precautions against COVID-19 as case numbers rise and urged eligible...
by James Ritch | Sep 13, 2021 | Headlines
Submitted Article — The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore unveiled the freezer expansion project at its Eastern Shore Branch in Tasley Thursday. Sponsored by The Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation and the Eastern Shore of Virginia’s...
by James Ritch | Sep 9, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools welcomed 4,204 students back to the classroom Tuesday, and enrollment is expected to increase, Superintendent Chris Holland announced at the school board meeting Tuesday night. The first day of school began and...
by James Ritch | Sep 7, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — The driver of a 2003 Jeep Liberty and his passenger were uninjured Sunday after the driver, traveling at a high rate of speed on Guard Shore Road, lost control of the vehicle, which flipped and overturned over a wide ditch, landing in the marsh. Police...
