by James Ritch | Jun 18, 2022 | Features
By Adolphus Ames – Dr. Christopher Hein, a coastal ge- ologist and associate professor at Vir- ginia Institute of Marine Science, is scheduled to give a presentation at the Island Theatre in Chincoteague Satur- day, July 2. The presentation will focus on the history...
by James Ritch | Apr 14, 2022 | Features
Story and Photo by Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools offered junior and senior students the Virginia Teachers for Tomorrow elective and dual-enrollment course for the first time this school year, which instructor Mikki Sturgis recommends not only to...
by James Ritch | Mar 11, 2022 | Features
By Adolphus Ames— Since Russian President Vladimir Putin announced his plans for military operations in Ukraine Feb. 24, Ukrainian-Americans have been monitoring the developments in their native country with worried eyes. Onancock resident Nina Nesteruk, who...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — State police responded to a motor vehicle crash Feb. 25, at approximately 4:51 a.m., involving an overturned tractor-trailer, in Northampton County. The crash occurred southbound Lankford Highway (Route 13), 0.2 mi north of Bayford road in Nassawadox,...
by James Ritch | Dec 21, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Accomack school board at its early December meeting heard a teacher’s firsthand account of the Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) and how the program for at-risk 4-year-olds is implemented in Accomack’s pre-K classrooms. “If you come into a...
