by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Sports
Story and Photos by Matthew Yoder – Under relentless pressure from a determined King William team, Nandua’s season ended at home Monday night in the first round of the playoffs. The Warriors built a 2-0 lead with opportunistic goals, and kept the Cavaliers frustrated...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack school board voted unanimously June 15 to approve a memorandum of understanding or MOU between the school district and the Chincoteague Police Department, allowing the CPD to continue the application process for a state grant that...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Arcadia Middle School is the only school on the Eastern Shore that was selected as a winner in a contest to determine the contents of a time capsule to be stored in the historical archives of the new Eastern Shore Public Library (ESPL) in...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Virginia Math Pathways Initiative (VMPI) is a collaboration of the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE), the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia, and Virginia’s Community Colleges to determine how K-12 public school math...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Headlines, Sports
Story and Photos by Brennan Waldorf — The Nandua Warriors hosted the Graham G-Men, from Bluefield, Va., June 23, in the Division II Boys Soccer State Championship in Onley. The Warriors wrote their names in the school’s history books by beating Graham 6-1 in front of...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock is at around the halfway point in distributing grant funds to small businesses to help with rent and mortgage payments and other costs incurred as result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The town to date has provided 15 qualifying Onancock...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A group advocating for a four-year university on the Eastern Shore of Virginia got a boost earlier this month when Gov. Ralph Northam heard a presentation about a business plan for the proposed university. Six students in Virginia Commonwealth...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Chincoteague Town Council continued discussing problems with the Chincoteague Causeway at the council’s work session Thursday. Town Manager Mike Tolbert reported he spoke with Chris Isdell of the Virginia Department of Transportation about...
by James Ritch | Jun 24, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors approved a change order related to steel roof decking for the new Eastern Shore Regional Library. The estimate to replace the existing roof on the older part of the building, which formerly was a grocery...
