by James Ritch | Nov 22, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: This is in response to former police officer Bob Fears’ letter characterizing coverage of an on duty police officer, paid and in full uniform, putting out his boss’s campaign signs as unnewsworthy. If Mr. Fears thinks this is appropriate, then I am glad...
by James Ritch | Nov 22, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing today in response to local ads for citizens to “shop local.” The ads start out by telling listeners to shop local because they’ll save time and money and add to the local economy through sales taxes and businesses being able to hand out more...
by James Ritch | Nov 22, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The commissioners of the Accomack Northampton Transportation District Commission (ANTDC) owe the public an apology for the wasteful and misleading ad run in this paper last week under the name of Canonie Atlantic Co. This ad was run by ANTDC, not just...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — CCG Note LLC is proposing to build a 142-unit townhouse development on a 24-acre parcel adjacent to and surrounded by the Captains Cove community near Greenbackville. The company in October applied for a conditional use permit and to rezone the...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Two companies filed challenges to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority’s application for a Virginia Telecommunications Initiative grant, which, if approved, would give $12.3 million in state funds to expand the broadband network in...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Delays continue to plague the library construction project underway in Parksley. The current completion date, according to the contract, is Jan. 28, 2022. The project as a whole is around 75% complete, according to Accomack County Administrator Mike...
by James Ritch | Nov 19, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — A 38-year-old woman was found fatally shot at a Daugherty Road residence Nov. 10, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells. The sheriff’s office received a report at around 11:06 p.m. of a gunshot victim in the 22000 block of Daugherty Road...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Obituaries
Lawyer, sportsman, and civic leader Mr. Richard J.M. Poulson, of Orange, Va., and Washington, D.C., died Nov. 4, 2021. He was born Sept. 4, 1938. Mr. Poulson was a long-time partner in the law firm Hogan & Hartson (now Hogan & Lovell) and led the firm’s...
by James Ritch | Nov 18, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Broaddus James Hall, 90, husband of the late Julia Mae “Judy” Hall and a resident of Bloxom, passed away Saturday, Nov. 13, 2021, at his home. Born Oct. 19, 1931, in Hallwood, he was the son of the late James Edward Hall and the late Lillie Mae Hart Hall. In his...
