by James Ritch | Sep 3, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson and Jim Ritch – Just two weeks ago, Cape Charles was discussing at its town council meeting an $845,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development (VDHCD) to help its business community recover from the economic...
by James Ritch | Sep 1, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — COVID-19-related restrictions in the Eastern region of Virginia will remain in place at least through the Labor Day weekend, Gov. Ralph Northam said in a press conference Tuesday. “Overall, Virginians are doing a good job of keeping this curve flat,”...
by James Ritch | Aug 31, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn and Connie Morrison — A Navy aircraft crashed Monday afternoon in a soybean field off Mason Road in Bloxom, triggering a massive emergency response. The crash was reported around 4:05 p.m. The plane was a Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, the kind that...
by James Ritch | Aug 31, 2020 | Headlines
This article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury. It is republished here with permission. By Sarah Vogelsong Virginia Mercury A legislative attempt to force Virginia to reveal more information about COVID-19 outbreaks in the state’s poultry plants and other...
by James Ritch | Aug 28, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A fraud investigator at Accomack County Department of Social Services is saving thousands of taxpayer dollars. Of more than 37 applications for air conditioning units people made this year in the cooling assistance program, 28 were denied, saving the...
by James Ritch | Aug 28, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock officials approved an infectious disease plan required under Virginia’s temporary emergency standard for workplace safety in the COVID-19 pandemic. The standard went into effect July 27 and Virginia employers are required to do related...
