by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A $1.2 million grant awarded through the state’s Community Development Block Grant program will help meet urgent needs on the Eastern Shore related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Accomack County Board of Supervisors at the May 19 meeting authorized...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore has been approved for more than $3 million in principal forgiveness on a $10 million loan from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) for the expansion of the town’s sewer system. “We appreciate DEQ’s support of this...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton High School Principal Mike Myers updated Northampton school board members May 13 on what graduation will look like in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic is winding down but caution is still being taken to limit the size and scope of public...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton’s middle and high school renovations and new construction will proceed with “no delay whatsoever” despite a recent decision to repurpose $20 million borrowed for the project to fund repairs and improvements needed at Northampton’s two...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County received its first of two payments resulting from the federal American Rescue Plan Act Wednesday. The county’s share of funding is nearly $6.3 million, with half coming now and the other half in a year. The Accomack County Board of...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore’s local and state government representatives reflected on how the region fared throughout the COVID-19 pandemic this last year and looked forward to the future at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s semiannual...
