by Carol Vaughn | Aug 11, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Parksley Town Council will hold a public hearing in September about regulations and fees for short-term rental, or homestay, businesses. The website airbnb.com as of this week lists one such business in Parksley, but the town at present does not...
by James Ritch | Aug 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore Health District has stocked a limited amount of vaccine doses in preparation for potential cases of monkeypox. No monkeypox cases have been reported on the Eastern Shore, but Virginia as of Aug. 8 has had 145 cases, of which 105...
by James Ritch | Aug 9, 2022 | Headlines
Eastern Shore Rural Health has announced that the storms that caused damage last Friday have interfered with its telephone and internet systems — but appointments are continuing as scheduled. “Our team is working to resolve the issue,” said Digital Marketing Associate...
by James Ritch | Aug 9, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Five deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported on the Eastern Shore in the past month, with four of the five reported last week. In four of the cases, the person who died was more than 80 years old. In addition, 58 people on the Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A grand jury meeting in Accomac Monday, Aug. 1, indicted an 18-year-old man in connection with the daytime shooting death of Nicholas Kyle Joseph, 23, of Painter, on Oct. 13, 2021, in Onancock. Daniel David Douglas, of Onancock, was indicted on charges...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A Maryland man was found not guilty of a charge of malicious maiming in Accomack Circuit Court. Kevin Lee Lovett, 59, of Stockton, Md., was found not guilty by Circuit Judge W. Revell Lewis III after hearing testimony from Lovett and the...
