by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Here I go again. I am reminded today of how much, as students, we cared for Accomac School. I remember the day it was discovered that someone had with a crayon drawn a line on the shiny tan tile that covered the lower half of the walls in the halls of...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Photos by Jim Ritch — The family and friends of Tamika Reid, seated in front in blue tank top, gather for a reunion during Cheriton Day festivities Saturday, June 4. Staffing a smoker borrowed from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel are, from left, Bryan Sparrow, of...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A $50,000 bond was reduced to $25,000 for Domnique Rashad Wescott, 27, of Painter. He is charged with malicious shooting and maliciously shooting at an occupied building and related firearm charges. “He has no criminal record whatsoever,” said...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger —Special to the Eastern Shore Post — I hadn’t given thought to marbles since my mother handed me a fistful to keep me occupied at the ages of 5 and 6 while she helped my grandmother pack strawberries at the edge of the field between Onley and...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A jury of five men and seven women returned a verdict of not guilty in the case of 66-year-old Timothy Charles Landolt, charged with the aggravated sexual battery of his then-13-year-old step-granddaughter. In May 2019, the girl reported...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Photos by Jim Ritch — Dan Doherty, of Cape Charles, right, receives a hug from Susan Carrigan, of Cape Charles, among the raised beds at New Roots Youth Garden. Dr. Mark Clarke displays a greenhouse where he grows some of the decorative plants he displayed at the Cape...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Photos by Jim Ritch — Kiptopeke Elementary celebrated the end of the school year and sixth grade graduation with student awards. Principal Sabrina Parker, who is retiring after 34 years of service to Northampton County schools, receives a hug from sixth grader Anna...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Photos by Stefanie Jackson — Broadwater Academy held its commencement Friday, June 3, with 23 seniors graduating. The graduation of valedictorian Suzanna Long was historic, as it marked the first time since Broadwater opened in 1966 that a member of the Long family...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Story and photos by Stefanie Jackson – For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago, Tangier Combined School returned to tradition with its 2022 graduation ceremony held in the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church. Because Tangier’s...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Submitted photos. Twenty-four graduates collected their diplomas. Chincoteague High School’s 2022 graduation was held June 3 at Chincoteague Center. Principal Katie Farrell announces class valedictorian Ally “Sage” Pearce (left) and salutatorian Ryan Lewis. Photo by...
