by James Ritch | Sep 9, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Popular retired Accomack County educator Larry Thomas died Thursday, Sept. 2, at age 72 after an illness. Thomas, who grew up in Temperanceville and graduated from Atlantic High School, was known for his love of sports and students. After earning a...
by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Some people feel the need to shame themselves by posting heedless accounts about our public school system for the entire county to read. Therefore, I deem it necessary to make something crystal clear: trading five eight-hour days, for four 10-hour days is NOT working...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Did you know Accomack County School year-round employees (not teachers) have more paid time off than state and county workers? I listened to a recent school board meeting where they talked about and voted on just working four days a week this summer. They...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Twenty million dollars sounds like a lot of money to most people, and it sure is to me. All things being relative, my friends and I all wish that was our business construction budget. Well, in case some of you haven’t noticed, the Chesapeake Bay...
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — In Touch Academy, Inc. signed a memorandum of understanding with Accomack County Public Schools March 24 to provide after-school services to students. “It’s an agreement that we’re going to work together with two of the elementary schools, Accawmacke...
