by James Ritch | Dec 13, 2021 | Features
The town of Onancock held its traditional annual Christmas parade Sunday, Dec. 12. The crowd greets Santa Claus, who is riding atop an Onancock Volunteer Fire Department truck, at the end of the Onancock Christmas Parade on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021. Photo by Carol...
by James Ritch | Dec 9, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The 41st annual Chincoteague Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade on Saturday, Dec. 4, had the theme, “A Season of Thankfulness.” Mistress of ceremonies Rebecca Hudson, of NASA Wallops Flight Facility, kept the crowd’s holiday spirit going as the 66-entry...
by James Ritch | Dec 9, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A woman walking on Assateague beach in October found an unusual-looking object, which turned out to be a fossilized crab claw. The fossil can be seen at Toms Cove Visitor Center on Assateague. Sharon Conn, who found the item while picking up trash on...
by James Ritch | Dec 2, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Virginia School Boards Association (VSBA), a nonpartisan organization that provides training and services to school boards throughout Virginia, including those in Accomack and Northampton counties, held a special meeting Nov. 18 and voted to...
by James Ritch | Dec 2, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The Gathering of the Island Gnomes has begun at the Museum of Chincoteague Island. It is the second year for the event, which museum volunteers started in 2020 as a way to celebrate the holidays safely, in an outdoor setting, during the COVID-19...
by James Ritch | Nov 23, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Dixon Leatherbury, an Eastern Shore native, retired farm equipment dealer, and Northampton County supervisor, has been taking on the challenge of growing and selling hops since 2015. Hops are the green, cone-shaped flowers of the hop plant –...
