by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Elaine Luria traveled to Tangier Wednesday morning, leaving from the Onancock wharf on the Joyce Marie II, the ferry piloted by Capt. Mark Crockett. Kaine and Sen. Mark Warner successfully helped secure more than $25 million...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Thousands of dollars Accomack is receiving from settlements in cases involving opioid manufacturers and distributors likely will go to improve drug treatment access for Tangier Island residents. Accomack is slated to receive between $126,361 and...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Features
Story and photos by Stefanie Jackson – For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than two years ago, Tangier Combined School returned to tradition with its 2022 graduation ceremony held in the Swain Memorial United Methodist Church. Because Tangier’s...
by James Ritch | Mar 9, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. John “Hanson” Thomas, 89, husband of the late Jessie Lynn Thomas, passed away Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, at Alice B. Tawes Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Crisfield, Md. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Hanson was born June 3, 1932, a son to the late Barney...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Monday finalized the fiscal year 2023 county budget to be advertised for public hearing. The budget does not include funding for 31 new Department of Public Safety positions requested to provide 24-7 coverage...
