by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack school sports enthusiasts asked the school board Tuesday night to reinstate winter sports that were canceled due to COVID-19, but school officials were not big fans of the idea. It was the first meeting to allow public comments since the...
by James Ritch | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Accomack County Public Schools Superintendent W.C. “Chris” Holland notified parents in a Dec. 14 letter that a student or staff member at Metompkin Elementary School has been diagnosed with COVID-19. “This person was on school...
by James Ritch | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County’s two biggest towns, Exmore and Cape Charles, each have received a grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Recovery Marketing Leverage Program to help their economies survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Cape Charles received a...
by James Ritch | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A long-term care facility in Accomack County has an outbreak of COVID-19, according to the Virginia Department of Health. Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley notified the health department of the outbreak Dec. 9, with 17 cases reported...
by James Ritch | Dec 14, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Robert S. Bloxom, Sr., 83, whose name became synonymous with statesmanship on the Eastern Shore and beyond, died Sunday at his home. Bob Bloxom’s name almost invariably is invoked as an example of the political ideal by elected officials from both...
by James Ritch | Dec 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague will hold “a little parade” for Christmas, after all, according to Mayor J. Arthur Leonard. Leonard at the town council meeting Monday said the “Mayor’s Pop-Up Parade” will start Saturday at 6 p.m. at Chincoteague High School and follow...
