by James Ritch | Nov 15, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In the early ’40s, the U.S. went to war. The country shouldered the burden of rationing, shortages, and even nighttime coastal blackouts with hardly a peep. Our front-line soldiers received virtually unanimous support. Contrast this to today. We are in a...
by James Ritch | Oct 21, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools Associate Superintendent Jaime Cole says teachers are continuing to see the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on education from a year and a half of students not being in classrooms and suffering learning losses. She...
by James Ritch | Sep 23, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County School Board member Janet Martin-Turner was censured by her fellow school board members Tuesday night for contacting the Virginia Department of Education, without permission, to discuss changing the school division’s application...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
Story and Photos by Stefanie Jackson – Virginia’s first lady Pamela Northam brought encouraging words on Monday to Occohannock Elementary School, one of several schools she is visiting on her annual fall tour of schools across the commonwealth. “This is a beautiful,...
by James Ritch | Sep 9, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools welcomed 4,204 students back to the classroom Tuesday, and enrollment is expected to increase, Superintendent Chris Holland announced at the school board meeting Tuesday night. The first day of school began and...
