by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2021 | Features
Story and Photos by Adolphus Ames — ESO Arts Center held its annual ESO Fest Saturday, Sept. 11, to celebrate art and culture on the Eastern Shore. The festival lasted from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. and was the first ESO community gathering since 2019 due to the coronavirus...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – A new technology for building affordable housing – a giant 3D printer – could be coming to the Eastern Shore and may be introduced to local residents later this year or early in 2022 at the groundbreaking ceremony for the New Road community’s...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board on Sept. 9 was shown a comparison of English and math Standards of Learning (SOL) test results from 2019 and 2021 demonstrating that the COVID-19 pandemic had a far greater negative impact on student performance in...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved a 5% meals tax for Accomack County businesses outside incorporated towns. The proceeds will be used to pay overtime instead of giving compensatory leave time to all nonexempt county...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastville Town Council voted unanimously Monday night to purchase the local fire company’s bingo hall on Courthouse Road for $100,000 in a decision one council member called a “win-win” for the town and the Eastville Volunteer Fire Co., which...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
Story and Photos by Stefanie Jackson – Virginia’s first lady Pamela Northam brought encouraging words on Monday to Occohannock Elementary School, one of several schools she is visiting on her annual fall tour of schools across the commonwealth. “This is a beautiful,...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam announced the appointment Friday of the Rev. Gregory Lee Duncan Sr., of Mappsville, to another term on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge and Tunnel Commission. Duncan is chief executive officer of GL Duncan LLC and deputy director of solid...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Like hospitals across the nation, Riverside Health System is seeing an influx of COVID-19 cases due to the highly contagious delta variant. Riverside officials urged people to take precautions against COVID-19 as case numbers rise and urged eligible...
