by James Ritch | Jan 28, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack and Northampton public schools are using multiple tools to keep students and staff safe as they return to school in person after closing due to rising numbers of COVID-19 cases following winter vacation. “School is actually safer than...
by James Ritch | Jan 28, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore Health District during the coronavirus pandemic has received hundreds of complaints about businesses alleged to have violated the governor’s executive orders requiring mask wearing and other measures meant to contain the spread of...
by James Ritch | Jan 28, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — “I know you have one thing on your mind — and that’s vaccines,” said Gov. Ralph Northam in a briefing Wednesday. Northam said Virginia is accelerating COVID-19 vaccinations and working to increase transparency, including Wednesday’s launch of a...
by James Ritch | Jan 28, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Chincoteague Town Council voted at its Jan. 21 meeting to name a new park being constructed on Smith Street “The Brianna Kindness Park,” named after Brianna Jade Merritt, who died in October 2019 at age 11 after a three-year battle with leukemia....
by James Ritch | Jan 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A Virginia Health Department official in a rare Saturday press briefing addressed mixed messaging coming from the federal government about COVID-19 vaccine distribution. Earlier in the week, federal officials “gave pretty clear direction” to states...
by James Ritch | Jan 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the agency and NASA entered a consent order agreement to clean up areas of Wallops Flight Facility formerly used by the Department of Defense. “This agreement shows that cleaning contaminated,...
