by James Ritch | Nov 27, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — Occohannock Elementary School will be closed to students until Jan. 4, 2021, according to a notice posted to the school’s website. Principal Frank Palmieri announced in a letter sent home to parents Tuesday, Nov. 24, that an Occohannock Elementary...
by James Ritch | Nov 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
By Connie Morrison Its future was in question after Gov. Ralph Northam asked for funding to be struck for a new $2 million hangar at the Accomack County Airport, but on Nov. 18 the governor signed the biennial budget amendments with the airport funding intact. Del....
by James Ritch | Nov 21, 2020 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger Special to the Eastern Shore Post Virginia’s first lady Pamela Northam echoed the sentiments of many visitors returning to the Eastern Shore when she said in a recent interview, “Once you cross the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, your worries...
by James Ritch | Nov 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Connie Morrrison — Funding for a new airport hangar in Melfa is not dead yet. Del. Rob Bloxom introduced the $2 million amendment to the state biennial budget during the General Assembly special session. “This long-fought battle was won with the help of Sen....
by James Ritch | Nov 13, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson A small group of Tangier watermen find themselves competing with Virginia’s biggest power company, Dominion Energy, for natural resources in an area just outside the Chesapeake Bay 27 miles off the coast of Virginia Beach. Dominion Energy is using...
