by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2021 | Features
By Adolphus Ames — Maryland resident Hearly Mayr and his son, Andreas, finished a kayaking expedition they named the Bay 200 Challenge this past Saturday at Wise Point Boat Ramp near the local wildlife refuge. The challenge was a 14-day journey down the eastern...
by James Ritch | Aug 3, 2021 | Features
Submitted Article — The Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission has announced the winners and runners-up for the 2021 Eastern Shore Local’s Choice competition. The Local’s Choice competition was developed in the wake of 2020’s hardships as a way to boost local...
by James Ritch | Jul 29, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Louise Oliver, who runs a catering business out of the historic Eastville Inn owned by Northampton County, was surprised when she learned that the county was considering offering the lease to someone else to run a different type of business. She...
by James Ritch | Jul 29, 2021 | Features
By Adolphus Ames — The Eastern Shore Art League held an art enrichment day this past Saturday at the Historic Onancock School. The event was funded by United Way and divided into two sessions. One from 10 a.m. to noon for high school students ages 12 to 14 and another...
by James Ritch | Jul 29, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Leaders of an Accomack County nonprofit group are working to improve the lives of community cats — and to reduce their numbers — by organizing trap-neuter-return events. After holding its first Neuter Scooter event in June, in which 31 cats were...
by James Ritch | Jul 22, 2021 | Features
By Adolphus Ames – The Eastern Virginia Medical School Health Sciences Academy concluded this week. The two-week program serves as an opportunity for high school seniors interested in the health sciences to learn valuable information about the medical field. The...
