by James Ritch | Mar 30, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — With three new cases of the COVID-19 virus identified over the weekend, the Eastern Shore Health District says there is “evidence of the beginning of community transmission of the virus.” The new positive tests bring the total number...
by James Ritch | Mar 30, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn The Northampton County Board of Supervisors urged residents to follow Gov. Ralph Northam’s executive order 53, which closed all restaurants, farmers markets, breweries, distilleries, wineries, and other dining establishments, except for takeout and...
by James Ritch | Mar 28, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Eastern Shore Rural Health CEO Nancy Stern announced Saturday (March 28) that an employee of Onley Health Center has tested positive for COVID-19. “Eastern Shore Rural Health has been working closely with the Accomack County Health...
by James Ritch | Mar 27, 2020 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Chincoteague Mayor J. Aurthur Leonard gave lodging providers until noon Sunday, March 29, to close for business and remain closed until April 27. The order applies to all “hotels, motels, cottages, bed and breakfasts, rental homes,...
by James Ritch | Mar 27, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn The third confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore was announced Thursday by the Eastern Shore Health District. A Northampton County woman in her 20s tested positive. She had recently traveled from another country with known community...
by James Ritch | Mar 26, 2020 | Headlines
Police are looking for a suspect after a man was found with multiple gunshot wounds Wednesday near Accomac. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report at around 2:26 p.m. March 25 that a man had been shot on Tyler Lane near Accomac, according to Sheriff...
