by James Ritch | May 14, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Virginia Attorney General’s Office filed a response in U. S. District Court in Norfolk last week in a Chincoteague church’s lawsuit against Gov. Ralph Northam, saying the harm the church experiences from not being allowed to hold worship services...
by James Ritch | May 14, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The “vast majority” of COVID-19 patients at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital have been related to outbreaks at the Shore’s two poultry processing plants, according to a Riverside official. While other Riverside hospitals are starting to see a...
by James Ritch | May 13, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors is asking the governor to keep Accomack County at its current level of restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic for two more weeks, as he did for Northern Virginia. The vote, at a special board meeting...
by James Ritch | May 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore Health District has tripled its capacity to do case investigations in anticipation of hundreds of results from recent COVID-19 testing events. The increased capacity is thanks to staff coming to help from other health districts and...
by James Ritch | May 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A man in Northampton County died Friday night after he was struck by a vehicle while he was walking on Route 13 near Eastville. David Andrews Hoover, 31, of Timmonsville, S.C., died while being airlifted to Norfolk Sentara Hospital, according to...
by James Ritch | May 8, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A Northampton board of supervisors special-called meeting held April 2 – the evening before the release of information on the county’s second known COVID-19 infection – became a weekly event that has overseen and guided the county’s response to...
