by James Ritch | Jun 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam announced on Monday that Juneteenth, Friday, June 19, will be a paid holiday for executive-branch state employees, and he will propose legislation to make Juneteenth a paid state holiday permanently. “Black history is American...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn . Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Virginia on Thursday, after the Virginia Health Department announced there are 17 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. . As of Thursday, there were no known cases of the virus on the...
by James Ritch | Mar 5, 2020 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The GIG in Exmore, the Eastern Shore’s first high-tech coworking space, will celebrate its grand opening Saturday, March 14, 3 p.m., with special guests Gov. Ralph Northam and first lady Pamela Northam. The GIG, or Gather, Innovate, Grow, was...
by James Ritch | Feb 15, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Believe it or not, there was something about the recent press conference in which Gov. Ralph Northam denied his association with the racist photograph of a blackface and KKK member that hasn’t been brought to the world’s attention. Members of...
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...
