by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Our supervisors want to put a 40-cent tax on cigarettes. I am a smoker and I have another idea: Put a 20-cent tax on a pack of cigarettes and a 20-cent tax on each can of beer. This would bring in a lot more cash for our county. More people drink beer...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Drummondtowne, “Accomack Shire,” is one of the oldest towns in Virginia and in the United States. Early residences date back to 1634. The town, under the King’s Colours, was founded in 1644. The original town name was changed to Accomac in 1893. Accomac...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Stefanie Jackson’s important coverage of lower Eastern Shore development issues continued with her March 11 article, “Northampton Board Votes Unanimously to Nix Proposed Tourist Cottages.” The Board of Supervisor’s action was welcomed by those working to...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: It was very enlightening to see that the two proposals, one for reconstruction and the other for demolition and rebuilding (a much smaller structure) at the current Accomac Primary School property, were so close in price. Personally, I much favor the...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The Accomack County Board of Supervisors has proposed increasing the “in lieu” fee for wetlands (see Carol Vaughn’s story about last week’s board of supervisors meeting on Page 2 of this week’s paper). It sounds like this is prompted by VMRC’s “commitment...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I attended Accomac Elementary School in the 1950s. My mother graduated from Accomac High School in 1938 as valedictorian. Same building. One of the most well-constructed and beautiful buildings in Accomack County. Why would anyone want to replace it with...
by James Ritch | Apr 1, 2022 | Sports
By Adolphus Ames — The Chincoteague Ponies varsity baseball team traveled to Exmore to face the Broadwater Vikings Tuesday, March 29. The Ponies defeated the Vikings 14-12. The Ponies jumped out to a 10-0 lead within the first four innings. The Vikings mounted a...
by James Ritch | Apr 1, 2022 | Sports
By Adolphus Ames — The Chincoteague Ponies varsity softball team traveled to Exmore to face the Broadwater Vikings Tuesday, March 29. The Ponies defeated the Vikings 11-0. The Ponies took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first inning following a home run and one RBI by...
by James Ritch | Apr 1, 2022 | Sports
Submitted Story — The Shorebots (FRC Team 1908) traveled to Colonial Heights, Va., March 20 and competed against 18 other FIRST robotics teams. The Shorebots finished the day #5 in the qualification round and was the #1 pick of the third alliance in the finals. ...
by James Ritch | Apr 1, 2022 | Sports
Submitted Story — The Nandua Indoor Soccer League competes from January through March at Nandua High School. The league just completed its 20th season under the direction of Nandua’s head soccer coach, Paul Nolz. In the league this year, over 100 young soccer players...
