by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Saving Eastern Shore history has become a focus of community support for the new regional library being built in Parksley. Hiring the library system’s first archivist plays a large role in preserving that history. Archivist Christopher Pote, 45,...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Del. Rob. Bloxom announced at the June meeting of the Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition that the state budget had been finalized and included funding for sewer projects in both Accomack and Northampton counties. The Virginia budget for the...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools operations and management staff at Tuesday night’s school board meeting presented an overview of the school division’s 2022 safety audit and discussed next steps, such as coordinating with local law enforcement to...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury-Duncan – Frederick Marvin “Ricky” Barnes Jr., 35, of Exmore, pleaded guilty to the murders of his mother, 75-year-old Brenda Barnes and Dean Reid, 53, and the attempted murder of his sister Christina Green in a plea agreement with the commonwealth. All...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2022 | Sports
By Bill Hall – As expected, cobia fishing has been the prime fishery since its season opening on June 15, with both sight casting and bottom fishing proving successful. Best action has been in the lower Chesapeake Bay between Cape Charles and the Baltimore Channel....
