by James Ritch | Jun 4, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam announced Thursday a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee will be removed from its pedestal on Monument Avenue in Richmond. The announcement comes in the wake of days of protests in Richmond and elsewhere after the death of...
by James Ritch | Jun 4, 2020 | Headlines
By Angie H. Crutchley — The death of George Floyd has sparked outrage across the United States and abroad. All four former officers have now been charged in his death. Discussions, arguments, and many threats were on social media this week. Local Facebook pages...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam devoted the majority of his June 2 press briefing to addressing the tragedy of George Floyd – who died last week while restrained by Minneapolis police – and the ongoing protests that followed. The Rev. Kelvin Jones, pastor of...
by James Ritch | Jun 2, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam signed executive order 65 today, which will ease business restrictions on Friday, June 5, when most localities will enter Phase Two of his Forward Virginia plan to safely reopen the state’s economy. “Because of our collective...
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...
