by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A $1.2 million grant awarded through the state’s Community Development Block Grant program will help meet urgent needs on the Eastern Shore related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Accomack County Board of Supervisors at the May 19 meeting authorized...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County received its first of two payments resulting from the federal American Rescue Plan Act Wednesday. The county’s share of funding is nearly $6.3 million, with half coming now and the other half in a year. The Accomack County Board of...
by James Ritch | Apr 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock wants to give away $350,000 to the town’s small businesses. The town has 122 businesses, according to Jenny Gehman, Onancock Main Street program manager. Onancock Main Street, a volunteer-driven, nonprofit organization that works to develop...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Resident and former council candidate Patricia Farley spoke during the public comment period at the Chincoteague town council meeting Monday about potential uses for federal funds coming to Chincoteague as result of the American Rescue Plan Act,...
by James Ritch | Mar 31, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Eastern Shore Rural Health System, Inc., is one of 29 Virginia community health centers to receive funding through the American Rescue Plan to support COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination efforts. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner and Rep....
