by James Ritch | Jan 28, 2019 | Headlines
Story by Stefanie Jackson and Photo by Helene Doughty A house fire Sunday night, Jan. 20, in Birdsnest, claimed the life of one woman who has not yet been positively identified by authorities. The Eastern Shore 9-1-1 Center received the call at 11:25 p.m. Fire...
by James Ritch | Jan 25, 2019 | Headlines
UPDATE UPDATE By Linda Cicoira — After an hour of deliberation Friday, an Accomack jury recommended Evron Terrell Strand, 44, of Nelsonia be sentenced to 50 years for seven felony counts in a murder-for-hire scheme that resulted in the shooting of a police...
by James Ritch | Jan 25, 2019 | Headlines
UPDATE By Linda Cicoira — It took an Accomack Circuit Court jury about two hours Friday to convict Evron Terrell Strand, 44, of Nelsonia, of seven felony counts in a murder-for-hire scheme that resulted in the shootingg of a police informant and his girlfriend...
by James Ritch | Jan 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira — Billy Joe Tarr, a 64-year-old island native who represents Chincoteague on the Accomack Board of Supervisors, will seek a second four-year term in the November general election. “It has been a learning experience,” Tarr said this week. “It is...
by James Ritch | Jan 25, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson Charlene Gray wants to serve as Northampton County’s commissioner of the revenue for a second term. “It is my pleasure each day to serve the citizens of this great county,” she said. Gray served as the deputy commissioner of the revenue for 25...
