by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam’s 2050 goal for Virginia to be powered by 100% clean energy, including offshore wind, was not made before its potential effects on fishermen and marine life were studied, and the results were published in 2016. Dominion Energy,...
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The hunter’s moon lit up the sky for three nights. It’s gravitational pull caused tides to be higher than normal. That, combined with the passing of Tropical Storm Melissa, made for flooding on both the bay and seaside off the Eastern Shore as...
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton public school officials spoke with parents and community members Oct. 10 to make it easier to swallow the decision not to give all students free breakfast and lunch this year through a U.S. Department of Agriculture program called the...
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 20-year-old Keller woman was charged last week with being an accessory to murder and robbery in connection with the shooting death of Alvin Lee “Derek” Rogers, of Belle Haven, according to records filed in Accomack General District Court....
by James Ritch | Oct 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A skull, believed to have belonged to a human child, was found in the surf Sunday on Metompkin Island by a resident who was walking along the beach. Sheriff Todd Godwin said the skull was found “around lunchtime” and was brought to the police...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
Story by Stefanie Jackson – Photo by Connie Morrison – The lack of affordable housing on the Eastern Shore has long been acknowledged by Accomack and Northampton elected officials, yet a regional housing needs assessment has not been conducted in nearly 20 years,...
