by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Perdue Farms sent a letter to 16 governors, including Gov. Ralph Northam, urging prioritization of meat and poultry workers in upcoming COVID-19 vaccination programs. Perdue is the nation’s fourth largest poultry producer. The Dec. 10 letter, sent to...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack school sports enthusiasts asked the school board Tuesday night to reinstate winter sports that were canceled due to COVID-19, but school officials were not big fans of the idea. It was the first meeting to allow public comments since the...
by James Ritch | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Accomack County Public Schools Superintendent W.C. “Chris” Holland notified parents in a Dec. 14 letter that a student or staff member at Metompkin Elementary School has been diagnosed with COVID-19. “This person was on school...
by James Ritch | Dec 15, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County’s two biggest towns, Exmore and Cape Charles, each have received a grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation’s Recovery Marketing Leverage Program to help their economies survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Cape Charles received a...
by James Ritch | Dec 11, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Virginia officials are preparing to receive an estimated 480,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine from manufacturers Pfizer and Moderna by the end of December, according to a press release from the Virginia Department of Health. Some of those doses will...
