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...
by James Ritch | Mar 21, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — A male in his 60s was confirmed as the second known case of COVID-19 on the Eastern Shore, the Eastern Shore Health District confirmed Saturday morning. He was a travel companion of the first identified case. The Eastern Shore Health District is...
by James Ritch | Mar 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – In Virginia public schools, black students account for 22% of enrollment but 52% of all students suspended. The Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) is conducting studies to determine why black students are being suspended at rates...
by James Ritch | Mar 19, 2020 | Headlines, Uncategorized
— By Carol Vaughn Health care and government officials responded to many questions this week, as the reality of the novel coronavirus pandemic started to sink in on the Eastern Shore. The first confirmed case of the virus on the Eastern Shore was announced Thursday....
by James Ritch | Mar 19, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack and Northampton County Public Schools were unprepared when Gov. Ralph Northam announced last Friday, March 13, that all Virginia public schools must close for at least two weeks, starting Monday, March 16, in response to COVID-19. This...
