by James Ritch | Jun 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Monday that Juneteenth, Friday, June 19, will be a paid holiday for executive-branch state employees, and he will propose legislation to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday permanently. “Black history is American...
by James Ritch | Jun 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — More Eastern Shore voters who want to cast a ballot in the June 23 Republican primary are asking for absentee ballots than in the last similar primary, according to an analysis by the non-profit Virginia Public Access Project. Requests for mail-in...
by James Ritch | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday he is extending the term and expanding the mission of the Commission to Examine Racial Inequality in Virginia Law. Northam established the commission a year ago to identify racially discriminatory language in...
by James Ritch | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A new requirement to submit data on COVID-19 cases in nursing homes has resulted in publication of weekly numbers by the federal agency charged with oversight of nursing homes. Still, the numbers for Eastern Shore facilities so far don’t appear to...
by James Ritch | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cape Charles Beach is open and welcoming visitors after a 10-week closure due to COVID-19, but while Northampton County’s only public beach is free to visitors, the reopening comes at a hefty price for the town. It will cost $56,000 to implement...
by James Ritch | Jun 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A crowd of protesters who gathered in Exmore Town Park last Saturday evening stood silently for eight minutes and 46 seconds, the length of time that three Minneapolis police officers allowed a fourth to hold his knee on the neck of George Floyd,...
