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September 4, 2026

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

Woman Acquitted of Charges

Woman Acquitted of Charges

By Linda Cicoira –An Exmore woman was acquitted Monday in Northampton Circuit Court of three felony counts of child abuse/neglect in connection with an incident that occurred April 5.  Alexandria Colburn Settle, 35, was found guilty of driving while intoxicated....

The right to vote is a sacred thing that I have been doing since I turned 18 years old. That was more than four decades ago. I haven’t missed an election. I will go if it is raining or so beautiful outside that one would enjoy playing hooky from the world. I usually...
Conservation Writer Charged With Baiting

Conservation Writer Charged With Baiting

By Linda Cicoira — Eighty-year-old conservation writer George W. Reiger was charged earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Salisbury, Md., with distributing bait and taking or attempting to take migratory birds at his private pond in Locustville in...
Fraud Charges Certified Against Murder Suspect

Fraud Charges Certified Against Murder Suspect

By Linda Cicoira — Probable cause was found last week in Accomack General District Court to certify six felony charges against a man accused of first-degree murder. The grand jury will likely decide in December whether Bronta Jamar Ames, 22, of Killmontown Road...