by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Twenty million dollars sounds like a lot of money to most people, and it sure is to me. All things being relative, my friends and I all wish that was our business construction budget. Well, in case some of you haven’t noticed, the Chesapeake Bay...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I want to take a few minutes to thank Sheriff Doughty and his outstanding team of professionals, from dispatch to patrol deputies. They work tirelessly to ensure our county is safe and sound. They are professionals and I want to recognize them for their...
by James Ritch | Jun 4, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — According to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells, on June 4, 2021, at approximately 6:12 a.m., the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of an accidental shooting in the 28000 block of Withams Road. Upon arriving on the scene, deputies discovered an...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Jim Ritch – When Matthew Fincen, a heretofore confirmed bachelor from Onancock, walked down the aisle Saturday with bride Brenda Parker, of Melfa, some of the guests cheered from behind glass. The guest of honor, however, his mother, 93-year-old Marilyn Fincen,...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools celebrated 26 retirees and their years of service at an event May 27 at Sawmill Park in Accomac. Eight teachers and school staff members attended and received commemorative plaques in person. Marlene Harmon, an...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Smart Beginnings Eastern Shore, an organization that advocates for the health and well-being of all children to age 18, hosted the third online session of the 2021 Kids Count forum May 26, emphasizing that when mothers take care of their own...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack school board Chairman Paul Bull broke protocol Tuesday night to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Accomack County Public Schools and the Chincoteague Police Department (CPD) before a vote could be taken to approve the MOU,...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The wife of a U.S. Navy veteran made it her life’s mission to restore a historic cemetery near Cheriton when she learned that the nearly abandoned, overgrown site was the final resting place of five African American Civil War soldiers who had...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Al Walker, who recently turned 90, loves airplanes. That is evident by looking around his room at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock, where books about flying sit on a table and the walls are decorated with several photographs and a painting of...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A crowd turned out for a meeting the Accomack County Board of Supervisors held June 2 to receive comment about using federal pandemic recovery funds. The board will continue discussion about how to spend nearly $6.3 million in American Rescue Plan...
