by James Ritch | May 8, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – May 15 begins the first phase of Gov. Ralph Northam’s plan for Virginia to reopen for business. “We are not flipping a light switch from closed to open. It’s more of a dimmer switch,” Northam said last Friday when he unveiled Phase One of the...
by James Ritch | May 7, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Northampton officials are working with the health department to provide information and guidance for businesses that may be allowed to reopen in the near future, after being closed as required by the governor’s executive orders during the coronavirus...
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...
