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September 6, 2026

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

Bowens Takes a Plea

Bowens Takes a Plea

By Linda Cicoira — Aaron Jamarcus Bowens, who witnesses say was paid $1,000 for injuring an Eastern Shore Drug Task Force informant, pleaded guilty last week in Accomack Circuit Court to conspiring with a prisoner to commit capital murder. The plea came in an...
Accomack Grand Jury Indictments

Accomack Grand Jury Indictments

By Linda Cicoira  — Nearly 30 people were indicted Monday by an Accomack grand jury on counts that included bringing a gun to school, strangulation, burglary with intent to hurt a child, extortion, stealing oysters, and drug offenses. Edwin Colon Matias, 32, of...
Primary and Deadline

Primary and Deadline

By Linda Cicoira — Voters from Accomack and Northampton counties will be going to the polls this Tuesday, June 11, to cast their ballots in a race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for state senate. It is also the deadline for candidates to qualify to be on...