by James Ritch | Dec 17, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, has announced its commitment to put STEM centers (science, technology, engineering, and math centers) in all 13 elementary and middle schools in Accomack and Northampton counties, with seven...
by James Ritch | Dec 17, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Charges have been filed against Christopher Northcraft, 34, who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase Oct. 19, which began in Maryland and ended on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel with a vehicle crash that left both Northcraft and...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The number of COVID-19 cases on the Eastern Shore is currently lower than the state average, according to Jon Richardson, chief operating officer of the Eastern Shore Health District. The overall number of “breakthrough” cases — cases of the virus in...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved an application form for volunteer fire companies to use to apply for COVID-19 relief. The application period is Dec. 16, 2021, through April 15, 2022. The board previously identified...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — There continues to be interest from people wanting to rent spaces in the former Chincoteague fire house. Five spaces in the fire house and one in the former town garage have been rented to date with one-year leases, according to Town Manager Mike...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Parksley Town Council held a public hearing Monday to receive comment about adding an ordinance allowing for the collection of transient occupancy taxes. Three residents attended the hearing. Council members answered questions about the proposed...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) has been awarded a Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) grant of more than $12.3 million to build out ESVBA’s fiber network and provide access to high-speed internet, aka...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jo Savage West, 95, wife of Charles E. West and a resident of Birdsnest, passed away Dec. 14, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onley. She was born in Painter and was the daughter of the late Joseph Leonard Savage and the late Mattie Berry Savage. She...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Edward Bruce “E.B.” Mears Jr., 62, a resident of New Church, passed away Saturday, Dec. 4, 2021, at his home. A native of New Church, he was the son of the late Edward Bruce Mears and the late Jolena Hopkins Mears. E.B. was a carpenter for Cartwright Construction...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. J. Larry Hamblin, 81, husband of the late Virginia Robinson Hamblin, and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at his home. A native of Willis Wharf, he was the son of the late James E. Hamblin and the late Mabel Bell Hamblin. He was a...
