by James Ritch | Jun 4, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Carol Vaughn — Protests and rallies in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd, a black man, at the hands of white police in Minneapolis are not a new phenomenon in the United States, or even on the Eastern Shore, according to Eastern Shore historian Kentoya...
by James Ritch | Jun 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mr. Charles Allen “Chuck” Pruitt Jr., 67, loving husband, father, and grandfather, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2020, at his residence. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, he was born on Oct. 1, 1952, a son of the late Charles Allen “Charlie” Pruitt and the...
by James Ritch | Mar 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Mr. Samuel Arthur Merritt, 81, of Parksley, passed away March 25, 2020, at Shore Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. He was born on Chincoteague Island, Jan. 30, 1939, to Everett and Oneita (Daisey) Foster. He was a member of Drummondtown Baptist Church, Accomack...
by James Ritch | Mar 19, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson – U.S. Rep. Elaine Luria met with Eastern Shore health and medical leaders Wednesday afternoon to discuss their coordinated response to COVID-19. “This is a national emergency. This is a public health crisis. We each have our own personal...
by James Ritch | Mar 19, 2020 | Headlines, Uncategorized
— By Carol Vaughn Health care and government officials responded to many questions this week, as the reality of the novel coronavirus pandemic started to sink in on the Eastern Shore. The first confirmed case of the virus on the Eastern Shore was announced Thursday....
by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2020 | Headlines, Uncategorized
— Staff Report Police are looking for an armed man who robbed the Dollar General store in Parksley on Thursday, Feb. 13, at around 10:35 p.m. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of the robbery, according to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells. The...
