by James Ritch | Mar 13, 2020 | Headlines
— Staff Report Governor Ralph Northam on Friday ordered all K-12 schools in Virginia to close for a minimum of two weeks in response to the continued spread of novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. Schools will close from Monday, March 16, through Friday, March 27, at a...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn . Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Virginia on Thursday, after the Virginia Health Department announced there are 17 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. . As of Thursday, there were no known cases of the virus on the...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore, “Treasure of the Eastern Shore,” continues its efforts to rid the town of trash in all forms, including junk cars. “We need to decide whether we want to have junk cars with stickers on them or not have junk cars,” Town Manager Robert Duer...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition met March 6 at the Historic Onancock School, where participants shared insights on why the Shore lacks affordable housing and what must be done to fix the problem. Ramona Chapman, of the Virginia...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A Northampton community prevailed Tuesday night when county supervisors heard their plea and unanimously voted to deny a major special-use permit for an event venue at Huntington Farm, in Cherrystone, a small neighborhood near Cheriton. Eastville...
by James Ritch | Mar 10, 2020 | Headlines
— Staff Report Students at Nandua High School and Nandua Middle School were sent home early after a bomb threat was received Tuesday. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a bomb threat at the two schools at around 12:36 p.m., according to Accomack...
