by James Ritch | Jan 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – When we open our internet tubes for cleaning, we never know what will come tumbling out and, this week, hooo boy, a couple of doozies. Georgia Institute of Technology researchers, who might have too much time to kill, have found that mammals above...
by James Ritch | Jan 21, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A new child care facility is coming to Accomack County. Children’s Harbor Eastern Shore will be housed in a former restaurant at 20250 Fairgrounds Road near Onancock. The building most recently was the location of Fairgrounds Restaurant. A...
by James Ritch | Jan 21, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has upgraded the winter storm watch in both counties to a winter storm warning, with 3 to 6 inches of snow and a light glaze of ice possible in Northampton (full warning here) and 1 to 3 inches expected in...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved guidelines for a child care startup and expansion grant program. The program will award up to $150,000 each to child care operations, using a total of $600,000 set aside from federal...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Virginia’s 73rd governor, Ralph Northam, in an interview with the Eastern Shore Post last week looked back at his administration’s accomplishments and talked about what comes next. Northam, only the second Eastern Shore native to serve as Virginia...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Court Postings
By Nancy Drury Duncan – David Joseph Fisher, 25, of New Church, who pleaded guilty to burglary and malicious wounding in October 2021, was sentenced to five years in prison. In February 2021, a deputy was called to the Pine Ridge mobile home park in Melfa. The man...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Headlines
Updated with NWS Friday morning briefing. Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has upgraded the winter storm watch in both counties to a winter storm warning, with 3 to 6 inches of snow and a light glaze of ice possible in Northampton (full...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Opinion
By Del. Rob Bloxom – As the 2022 General Assembly opens, we convene with what is called “Split Government.” This means Republicans control the governor’s mansion as well as the House of Delegates. The Democrats hold the majority in the Senate. My hope is that this...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I don’t see the daily stats about COVID-19 online locally for omicron. I think they should be out there along with a huge push for mask mandates in stores and elsewhere. I, for one, would be much more likely to shop where everyone was masked. I don’t get...
by James Ritch | Jan 20, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: “Village development” is new terminology for Eastern Shore planning areas, but the term is not new to urban development. The characteristics of village development include mixed uses, but not all mixed-use areas are a village. There are more...
