by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A former Eastern Shore fast-food icon will be sold at auction Saturday, April 10. Tammy & Johnny’s, on Route 13 in Melfa, for decades was the go-to eatery on the Shore for fried chicken, as well as being known for its cheesesteak subs,...
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., is one of 29 Virginia community health centers to receive funding through the American Rescue Plan to support COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination efforts. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Rep....
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Monday approved a $65 million county budget for fiscal year 2022 that includes no tax or fee increases. A 5% raise for county employees and $50,000 in seed money for the county’s recently implemented Economic...
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — In Touch Academy, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Accomack County Public Schools March 24 to provide after-school services to students. “It’s an agreement that we’re going to work together with two of the elementary schools, Accawmacke...
by James Ritch | Mar 30, 2021 | Obituaries
José Antonio López nació a la vida eterna el viernes 19 de marzo de 2021. Vino a nuestras vidas y compartió su luz, que brillará en nuestras almas por la eternidad. A José le sobreviven sus padres, Betty López y Elio Escalante; hermana, Nataly Escalante; hermano,...
by James Ritch | Mar 30, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Josephine Adamo Baylis, 91, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2021, surrounded by loved ones, at her daughter’s home in Nassawadox. Born Jan. 26, 1930, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised in Queens, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Gasper Adamo and Frances Adragna...
by James Ritch | Mar 29, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Theo Catherine Holland, 89, of New Church, passed away March 27, 2021, at the Harrison House in Snow Hill, Md. She was born in Miami Beach, Fla., on Feb. 29, 1932, a daughter to the late John “Jack” Carpenter and the late Jessie Mae (Hughes) Betz. She was a...
