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...
by James Ritch | Aug 27, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A dozen local agencies exercised their skills in an emergency operations drill Wednesday at Accomack County’s new Emergency Operations Center. The exercise introduced the new facility to agency representatives who, during a real emergency, will be...
by James Ritch | Aug 27, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Results of a survey about a proposed 50-mile bicycling and walking trail along the Shore’s railroad right-of-way indicate high interest in the project. The area being studied by the highway department is between Cape Charles and Hallwood. The survey...
