by James Ritch | Apr 15, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — On the Eastern Shore, 39.3% of the total population (44,000, which includes children) has received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine and 28.3% has been fully vaccinated as of Tuesday, according to Jon Richardson, Eastern Shore Health District...
by James Ritch | Apr 10, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn— After a quick-paced live auction Saturday afternoon, Tammy & Johnny’s restaurant was sold for $176,000 to the owners of a popular Accomack County pizzeria. Ali and Jessica Celik, of Roma’s Diner & Pizzeria in Nelsonia, outbid several others,...
by James Ritch | Apr 10, 2021 | Headlines
Submitted article — The Accomack County Health Department will be administering the Moderna vaccine by appointment only Friday, April 16, from 9 a.m. until noon, and 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. Use this link to register for a morning appointment (9 a.m. until noon):...
by James Ritch | Apr 9, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The body of a Fruitland, Md., man who died when the truck he was driving plunged off the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel in December was found Friday on a North Carolina beach. A Facebook page dedicated to “Finding Erik Mezick” said the family was...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) has no plans to hold a public hearing on a groundwater permit application for a 250-acre tomato farm in Wardtown, which is tentatively approved to withdraw more than 10 million gallons of...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – All Accomack hybrid students in grades pre-K to 12 will be attending school in person four days a week before the end of April, Assistant Superintendent Rhonda Hall announced Tuesday night. The four-day, in-person school week will begin Monday,...
