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,...
by James Ritch | Jan 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Melfa residents are expressing their gratitude after receiving a care package from the small town last week. The packages included disposable face masks for adults and children, hand sanitizer, and a $100 Food Lion gift card. Residents thanked the...
by James Ritch | Jan 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore Health District and its health care partners in the community have the infrastructure and plans in place to give out more COVID-19 vaccinations. The problem is, “each week we keep getting less and less” of the vaccine, according to...
