by James Ritch | Mar 26, 2020 | Headlines
Officers found a man and a woman dead of gunshot wounds early Wednesday near Painter, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells. The incident is being investigated as a homicide. The sheriff’s office received a report at around 12:28 a.m. that two people were...
by James Ritch | Mar 23, 2020 | Headlines
Gov. Ralph Northam said Monday schools will remain closed at least through the end of this academic year to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. The order applies to both public and private schools. As of Monday, Virginia had 254 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Six...
by James Ritch | Mar 23, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Chincoteague officials Monday asked visitors and non-residents to leave the island by noon Tuesday because of the novel coronavirus emergency. Non-residents also were asked to postpone their plans to travel to Chincoteague until further notice. Mayor...
by James Ritch | Mar 22, 2020 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — At 11 a.m. Sunday, a time, said Gov. Ralph Northam, “when many Virginians would ordinarily be sitting in a church pew,” the governor again briefed Virginia on the COVID-19 state of emergency. Since yesterday, a third Virginian — a man in his 60s...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Accomack County officials declared a state of emergency in the county Thursday, March 19, after the Eastern Shore Health District announced the first confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia. The Board of Supervisors met Friday via...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Virginia has 152 confirmed cases of COVID-19, officials announced during Gov. Ralph Northam’s daily briefing Saturday. A second confirmed case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore of Virginia was announced Saturday. Northam thanked Virginia health care...
