by James Ritch | Jan 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore has celebrated Community Unity Day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day every year for more than three decades, and even though COVID-19 prevented participants from gathering in the Northampton High School cafeteria Monday morning for...
by James Ritch | Nov 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Connie Morrison Its future was in question after Gov. Ralph Northam asked for funding to be struck for a new $2 million hangar at the Accomack County Airport, but on Nov. 18 the governor signed the biennial budget amendments with the airport funding intact. Del....
by James Ritch | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mr. William Milton “Bill” Turlington, 94, husband of the late Nancy Butler Turlington and a resident of Towson, Md., passed away Sunday, Oct. 18, 2020, at the home of his son William in Towson. Born Nov. 27, 1925, in Melfa, he was the son of the late James Homer...
by James Ritch | Sep 30, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ms. Jacqueline “Jackie” Kirchner Carpenter passed away suddenly at age 52, on Monday, Sept. 14, 2020, at her home in Belle Haven. Born on the Eastern Shore on Nov. 16, 1967, Jackie’s childhood was in Exmore, then in Cheriton, and most recently she lived in Belle...
by James Ritch | Aug 24, 2020 | Court Postings, Headlines, Uncategorized
This article has been updated since its publication Friday, Aug. 21, to correct the name in the first case to Sherwood Thomas Bailey Sr. By Nancy Drury Duncan A plea agreement was reached with Sherwood Thomas Bailey Sr., address unknown. Bailey agreed to plead guilty...
by James Ritch | Jun 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
The ‘Justice for George Floyd’ protest organized by Kaliyah Weatherly was Saturday, June 6, in Exmore. Click on any photo to enter the gallery. Protest signs are carried by determined marchers in the Exmore “Justice for George Floyd” protest...