by James Ritch | Nov 25, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — COVID-19 cases on the Eastern Shore are increasing. “Over the past two weeks we have definitely seen an increase in our number of cases,” said Jon Richardson, chief operating officer at the Eastern Shore Health District, in a Nov. 23 email....
by James Ritch | Nov 24, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Another Occohannock Elementary School student has tested positive for COVID-19, Principal Frank Palmieri announced in a letter sent home to parents Tuesday, Nov. 24. The school was notified of the COVID-19 case late Monday, Nov. 23. The student...
by James Ritch | Nov 24, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam announced at a press conference last Wednesday he had signed the revised biennial state budget sent him by the General Assembly — calling the budget “very progressive.” The budget includes provisions to protect Virginians from...
by James Ritch | Nov 24, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague town council members voted to give town employees a raise that had been delayed in July due to budgetary concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The council voted unanimously at the Thursday, Nov. 19 meeting to give the raise starting...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools amended its COVID-19 mitigation plan Tuesday night due to COVID-19 policy changes at the federal and state levels. Tonya Martin, coordinator of school health services, said the CDC has changed its definition of...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Since Northampton schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence announced last month that he expects all K-12 students to be back in the classroom four days a week by Christmas – despite the COVID-19 pandemic – he’s been getting questions about how he...
