by James Ritch | Jun 25, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Nandua High School lost its heart with the death of Principal George Parker on June 18, according to one student. Parker had been sick with an undisclosed illness for a few months. “Mr. Parker, he was a role model, and he was like a mentor to a...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Virginia continues to decline, and the state will enter Phase Three of its reopening Wednesday, July 1. “I want to remind all of you, this is because Virginians,...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Members of Virginia Organizing and and others marched along the road near a Parksley nursing home Monday to protest what they say is unfair treatment of essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and to ask for regulations to better protect those...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Virginia will now report COVID-19 cases and outbreak status by facility name for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. Gov. Ralph Northam in a press release Friday announced he has directed the Virginia Health Department to release the names...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam in a briefing Thursday, June 18, gave details of a planned third phase of easing public health restrictions, but said Virginia will not be ready to enter that phase until June 26 at the earliest. “We are not entering Phase Three...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chairwoman C. Reneta Major began the first in-person Accomack County Board of Supervisors meeting since March by speaking about the coronavirus pandemic and recent civil unrest in the nation. “A lot has transpired since we last had a chance to meet...
