by James Ritch | Feb 18, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack schools Coordinator of Student Health Services Tonya Martin had “excellent news” for the school board Tuesday night on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in the county. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s school...
by James Ritch | Feb 18, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam said on Thursday that cases of COVID-19 and related hospitalizations are down, but with the COVID-19 case positivity rate holding at about 10%, Virginians must continue practicing social distancing, wearing face coverings, and...
by James Ritch | Feb 18, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors authorized County Administrator Mike Mason to develop a memorandum of understanding with the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority to expand broadband services. Projects in this phase total more than...
by James Ritch | Feb 18, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce and Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission are looking for a new executive director after Robie Marsh announced he is leaving the position to take a job as financial analyst with A&N...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — Last night (Feb. 16) Virginia State Police were called to investigate a single-vehicle accident at the 17100 block of Metompkin Road, south of Nelsonia Road. According to State Police spokeswoman Sgt. Michelle Anaya, preliminary investigations reveal...
by James Ritch | Feb 15, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A statewide, centralized pre-registration system and call center for Virginia’s COVID-19 vaccination program rolled out this week, after the Virginia Department of Health directed local health districts to stop registering people over the weekend....