by James Ritch | Jul 5, 2021 | Headlines
Updated as of 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 6. Staff Report — Attached is a sbriefing from the National Weather Service with the latest information (as of Tuesday morning, July 6) on Tropical Storm Elsa. Overview and Impacts: Tropical Storm Elsa is expected to pass near the...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Chesapeake Bay’s health score returned to a grade of C in 2020, after it had dropped to a C- in 2019, according to a June 22 press release from the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science (UMCES). UMCES also graded the health...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack and Northampton school divisions each will receive $25,000 for the purchase of technology to be used by students and teachers in the classroom, through the cooperation of an anonymous donor and local public broadcasting station WHRO....
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Public Schools summer programs are underway to help students recover learning losses from the COVID-19 pandemic, and administrators are hammering out the details of a plan that will allow all students to return to school in...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles Town Council unanimously passed its fiscal year 2022 budget of more than $9.4 million June 24, including tax rate increases that were unpopular with some citizens but deemed necessary by town staff. Councilman Steve Bennett, who...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Two applications for special use permits to operate homestays, or short-term rentals, in Onancock drew criticism during public hearings at Monday’s town council meeting. The properties for which permits were applied are 9 Market Street and 6 King...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A $400,000 grant awarded to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources will help purchase 789 acres of woodland in Accomack County for migratory bird habitat, fishing, hiking, hunting, and public access. The Virginia Department of Conservation and...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Quick thinking on the part of local birders and Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital staff helped protect a killdeer who has built her nest in the hospital parking lot. Deb Torguson was scheduled for a test at RSMH the afternoon of June 25. When she...
by James Ritch | Jul 1, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A law prohibiting the release of balloons outdoors in Virginia took effect July 1, marking a victory for environmentalists who long advocated for the measure. The law, sponsored by Del. Nancy Guy (D-Virginia Beach) “prohibits the intentional...
