by James Ritch | Jun 2, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock officials voted to extend the town’s state of emergency ordinance through June 10 and to continue suspending collection of the meals tax from restaurants through June due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Councilman Bob Bloxom, who made the motion...
by James Ritch | Jun 1, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Eastern Shore residents this week joined people around the nation in protesting the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of police in Minneapolis. Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Virginia Sunday in the wake of...
by James Ritch | May 28, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton’s public and private high schools had to turn up the creativity a notch to make graduation special for the Class of 2020 in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic and the accompanying social distancing guidelines. Broadwater Academy, in...
by James Ritch | May 28, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton will receive more than $1 million in relief from the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), County Administrator Charlie Kolakowski announced at the May 26 supervisors meeting. Federal funds will be...
by James Ritch | May 28, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday all public beaches in Virginia may open to recreational activities on Friday, May 29, with restrictions similar to those at Virginia Beach, which opened its beaches over Memorial Day weekend. Virginia Beach’s...
by James Ritch | May 28, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Among the more puzzling questions that have arisen during the COVID-19 pandemic is why certain businesses were ordered closed, while other closely related businesses could stay open. In Chincoteague and other tourist destinations in Virginia, the...
