by James Ritch | Jun 21, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — “Yes, Eastern Shore, there will be a new library,” Vice Chairwoman Reneta Major announced Wednesday after the Accomack County Board of Supervisors approved a series of resolutions and votes paving the way for the Eastern Shore Library and...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The victim of an alleged abduction in Greenbackville says her boyfriend, who was arrested for the crime, did not kidnap her. On Monday, Vermelle Tontrese Moore, 18, told Judge Gordon Vincent, of Accomack General District Court, that Jerry...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 20-year-old Exmore woman admitted Monday in Northampton Circuit Court to having a threesome that included a 14-year-old girl. Malissa Spates pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child under 15. In exchange for that plea,...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Features
Photos by Stefanie Jackson – Juneteenth was celebrated in Exmore Town Park again this year, June 15-16. The festival commemorates June 19, 1865, when the end of the Civil War and slavery was announced in Texas. (Click on any photo below to view the gallery.) Recording...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cape Charles Memorial Library board members have thrown their hands up about what to do with what many consider a racist historical marker hanging just inside the library entrance, and they have turned to town officials and the state attorney...
