by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: The April 19 school board meeting failed to address several questions that those of us who support preservation and restoration came to ask. The only “conversation” was between school board member Paul Bull, demolition proponent, and Donald Booth, of DJG...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: First of all, it was reported that the cost to renovate Accomac School would be only slightly more than destroying it and building a metal and brick structure. Thus, the beginning of our effort to save this building. Second, who was responsible for...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: “Thanks for the Memories” was the 1930s song that was adopted by the Accomac High School Class of ‘38. They began school in the mid 1920s in three wooden buildings and a couple of outdoor toilets. Their new school opened in 1932 complete with indoor...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am writing this letter to voice my concern about the proposed destruction of the old Accomac Primary School. It seems a tragedy to raze a building in Accomack County that has significant historic value to create a new structure that will not withstand...
by James Ritch | Apr 18, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I read with great interest the letter in your April 1 edition from the Accomac Town Council regarding the fate of the old Accomac Primary School building (“Save Accomac Primary”). I am dating myself a bit to say so, but I spent my early school years...
