by James Ritch | Apr 22, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Two more Eastern Shore residents have died from COVID-19, according to the Eastern Shore Health District. The health district Wednesday announced the death of a man in his 50s and a woman in her 50s. “We are incredibly sad to hear of the passing of two...
by James Ritch | Apr 22, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Industry officials said this week they are taking steps to protect employees at the Eastern Shore’s two poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic. Still, a half dozen workers from the plants contacted the Post this week — saying they do...
by James Ritch | Apr 20, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Jennifer Rae Barnes was reported missing to Chincoteague police on Saturday, April 18. She was last seen around midnight Thursday, April 16, on Chincoteague Island. She is described as a white female, 42 years old, 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighing...
by James Ritch | Apr 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Northampton County School Board met in person on April 9, but also aired the meeting via Zoom, an electronic conferencing app, using the microphone of School Superintendent Eddie Lawrence’s computer in the room. Video was turned off, for the most...
by James Ritch | Apr 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Bill Sterling Special to the Eastern Shore Post Arthur King Fisher, the consummate wordsmith who combined a deep scholarly interest with a great wit, died April 10 in Davidson, N.C. Fisher, 84, had spent most of his life on the Eastern Shore until he and his...
by James Ritch | Apr 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — As the Accomack County Board of Supervisors closed out its monthly meeting Wednesday night, April 15, Supervisor Donald Hart gave them some breaking news: “While we’ve been at this meeting, I just was notified that we’ve had five new cases of the...
