by James Ritch | May 7, 2020 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Two more Eastern Shore long-term care facilities have been added to the tally of local coronavirus outbreaks. The Virginia Department of Health lists eight outbreaks on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, three of which are at long-term care...
by James Ritch | May 7, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack and Northampton County Public Schools combined will receive more than $2.3 million in financial relief through the CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act), according to a May 1 press release from Virginia...
by James Ritch | May 4, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — COVID-19 cases in Accomack and Northampton counties continued to increase this week, even as the state plans to allow some businesses closed during the pandemic to reopen as soon as May 15. “I continue to be concerned about the rising number of cases...
by James Ritch | May 4, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — The Chincoteague Police Department received notification from the Norfolk, Va., medical examiner’s office that the female body recovered April 30, just off Zed Ayres Lane on Chincoteague, was positively identified as Jennifer Rae Barnes who had been...
by James Ritch | May 4, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The United States Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in federal court Sunday in support of a Chincoteague church whose pastor was charged with violating a state ban on gatherings of more than 10 people. Gov. Ralph Northam, in...
by James Ritch | May 3, 2020 | Headlines
By David Martin — Over the past few weeks, millions of dollars have flowed into Eastern Shore small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program, part of the federal government’s massive relief program to help businesses crippled by effects of the COVID-19...
