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...
by James Ritch | Mar 17, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Gov. Ralph Northam on Tuesday told Virginians to avoid non-essential gatherings of more than 10 people, as federal guidelines say. Virginia had 67 confirmed cases of CORVID-19 as of Tuesday, but none on the Eastern Shore. The 10-person rule does not...
by James Ritch | Mar 15, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn Gov. Ralph Northam on Sunday announced a ban on gatherings of 100 or more people to help stem the spread of COVID-19 in Virginia. “It’s just not a good idea for that many people to be close together right now,” he said in an update...
by James Ritch | Mar 14, 2020 | Headlines
— Staff Report One person died and another person was injured in a head-on collision on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Saturday. The crash happened at around 4:39 p.m. on Fisherman Island, according to a press release from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. A...
