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September 6, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Long List of Indictments Handed Down in Accomack

Long List of Indictments Handed Down in Accomack

By Linda Cicoira — A Sanford woman was indicted Monday by an Accomack grand jury on 17 counts of financial exploitation of an elderly neighbor. Rose Marie Thornes, 59, of Saxis Road, is accused of exploiting the late Philip Douglas Fisher, who died at the age of...
Case Overturned – Tyvon Smith Freed

Case Overturned – Tyvon Smith Freed

By Linda Cicoira — The Court of Appeals of Virginia recently overturned an Accomack Circuit Court jury’s decision that in 2017 sent Tyvon “Teddy” Lyncurtis Smith, a self-proclaimed local Bloods street gang leader, to prison for 30 years for crimes that occurred...
Northampton Salaries Increase

Northampton Salaries Increase

By Linda Cicoira — Five of the top senior Northampton County administrators and constitutional officers are paid more than $100,000 a year, according to figures obtained last week by the Eastern Shore Post.  The top moneymaker is Commonwealth’s Attorney Beverly...