by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack Commissioner of the Revenue Deborah T. Midgett, of Parksley, announced Tuesday that she will seek re-election to her post in the November general election. For “36 years, I have worked in the office of the commissioner of the revenue...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A plea agreement between an Accomack woman and a federal prosecutor will be heard next week in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. Monica Kristine Borowicz, 50, of Mount Wharton Estates in Assawoman, is scheduled to go before Judge Raymond A....
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality says it has a better handle on the amount of water that will be needed by big users like poultry houses in Accomack County. The new figure is about 62 percent less than what the agency reported...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A Tangier waterman pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court, in Norfolk, to violating the Lacey Act by harvesting oysters from the Chesapeake Bay in excess of Virginia limits and then transporting them to Maryland and selling them....
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – The Boys & Girls Club of Southeast Virginia (BGCSEVA) celebrates its 100th anniversary this year, and its 11 branches, including the Eastern Shore Boys & Girls Club, are participating in the festivities. In honor of the anniversary, each...