by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence reported that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, the new school year is off to a good start. “I’m as about as happy and proud as I can be about the first two weeks of school,” Lawrence said at a Sept....
by James Ritch | Sep 17, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — 2020 has changed our lives in so many ways. How we enjoy the arts is one. The Chincoteague Island Arts Organization (CIAO) is among arts organizations whose members are adapting — finding new ways to bring performances to audiences, while holding out...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Julie Brommer updated the Chincoteague town council at the Sept. 8 meeting about activities the group Chincoteague Island Community Cats is doing. The organization had to cancel a planned Trap-Neuter-Release clinic in June due to the pandemic. The...
by James Ritch | Sep 15, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Virginia is identifying about 1,000 new cases of COVID-19 per day, and the COVID-19 test positivity rate is 6.8%, which has been decreasing over the last 12 days, Gov. Ralph Northam reported during a press briefing Sept. 15. “When we’ve had these...
by James Ritch | Aug 31, 2020 | Headlines
This article first appeared in the Virginia Mercury. It is republished here with permission. By Sarah Vogelsong Virginia Mercury A legislative attempt to force Virginia to reveal more information about COVID-19 outbreaks in the state’s poultry plants and other...
