by James Ritch | Apr 30, 2021 | Sports
Story and Photo by Brennan Waldorf – The Vikings’ softball team took the field against Atlantic Shores Christian Seahawks Monday, April 26, on the Vikings’ home field in Exmore. Broadwater had already defeated the Seahawks on the road April 12, 8-4, and now sits...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Congresswoman Elaine Luria hosted an online forum Wednesday in which Coastal Virginia leaders voiced their appreciation and concerns regarding the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law March 12 and will provide funding to states and...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton eighth graders returned to school four days a week on Monday, April 26, leaving only three grade levels (ninth, 10th, and 11th) with hybrid students who spend just two days in the classroom every week. “We’re doing what we can to get...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Using money originally borrowed for renovations and new construction at the middle and high school complex in Eastville, Northampton supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday night to award contracts to ABM Facility Support Services to replace...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore District PTA’s annual meeting and awards ceremony in Exmore Town Park April 27 was an event of special significance to parents, teachers, and students, since last year’s event was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Eastern...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Construction is nearing completion on the $4.5 million, 15,000-square-foot Northampton County YMCA in Cape Charles, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony scheduled for May 29, and doors officially opening soon after. Memberships are climbing steadily...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Headlines
(Part 1 of 2) By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County in a recent report was ranked 95 of 133 Virginia counties for overall health outcomes, which include measures of length and quality of life, and 115 for overall health factors, which include measures of health behaviors,...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Corner Bakery in Onancock can continue to pay the town’s meals tax as it has in the past while the Town Council considers whether to change the ordinance governing the tax, according to Mayor Fletcher Fosque. Four council members spoke in support...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Many of us have that one teacher who made a lasting mark on our lives — if we are really lucky, we may have two or even three. John Coates was that teacher for some of us who sat under his tutelage in the late 1970s at Broadwater Academy. It was with...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague typically would be preparing for its popular annual spring seafood festival. This year, after more than a year of restrictions on gatherings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an alternative celebration called “Around the Tump in 3 Days” is...
