by James Ritch | Feb 14, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison — An idea seeded at a Black History Month program at Ker Place in 2017 will bear fruit tonight as the Mary N. Smith Alumni Association, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society, and local African Methodist Episcopal church choirs join...
by James Ritch | Feb 7, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Eastern Shore of Virginia residents — along with the rest of the state — were taken on a wild ride by Gov. Ralph Northam and other top-ranking Democrats this week. It started last Friday with the discovery of a circa 1984 racist...
by James Ritch | Feb 2, 2019 | Headlines
UPDATE By Linda Cicoira — Republican Party leaders from the Eastern Shore are among those who have called for the resignation of Gov. Ralph Northam after a medical school yearbook photo surfaced Friday that Northam admitted was “racist and offensive.” Accomack...
by James Ritch | Jan 17, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 4.6-magnitude earthquake at about 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night, at a depth of 5.6 km (about 3.5 miles), went unnoticed by most Eastern Shore folks. Others felt and heard the vibration. The United States Geological Survey pinpointed the quake at...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Story and Photo by Stefanie JacksonEastern Shore native Ellen Jordan, who celebrated her 100th birthday last month, recently revealed that the secret to longevity is as simple as the golden rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.”Those are the words...
