by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – We must’ve been thirsty when we opened our internet tubes for cleaning this week, because all we could think about was water, including the frozen variety. Ice covers about 10% of the Earth’s surface and if all ice melted (not including that in your...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison – The Accomack County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved fiscal year 2023 budget and the county’s capital improvement plan Monday in a special meeting held at Metompkin Elementary. The $74 million budget includes revenue from a planned tax...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Headlines
The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing as of 8 a.m., Monday, April 18th, highlighting the impacts from a coastal storm expected today and tonight. Key highlights include: Confidence is High that this event will occur this afternoon and...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The Virginia Department of Transportation needs to get its priorities straight. I live in Keller and the condition of the roads here is deplorable. The roads are too narrow, in many cases, for two cars to pass each. So narrow that for a car to pass, one...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: “Thanks for the Memories” was the 1930s song that was adopted by the Accomac High School Class of ‘38. They began school in the mid 1920s in three wooden buildings and a couple of outdoor toilets. Their new school opened in 1932 complete with indoor...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to voice my concern about the proposed destruction of the old Accomac Primary School. It seems a tragedy to raze a building in Accomack County that has significant historic value to create a new structure that will not withstand...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I recently was an in-patient at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital with colon cancer. I could not have received better care from any hospital in the country. The treatment I received was unsurpassed starting with Dr. Kellam, then Dr. Goldstein, Dr....
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Maybe these people complaining (“Residents Concerned About Plans For Grain Transport at Onancock Waterfront,” April 1) should have thought more about keeping the railroad? All of that grain could have been shipped efficiently by rail. Louise Johnson,...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I read with great interest the letter in your April 1 edition from the Accomac Town Council regarding the fate of the old Accomac Primary School building (“Save Accomac Primary”). I am dating myself a bit to say so, but I spent my early school years...
by James Ritch | Apr 15, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A Parksley man was arrested Friday and charged in connection with the theft of multiple catalytic converters in the Parksley area, according to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells. An investigation into the thefts led to warrants being obtained for Robert William...
