by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison A population study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service forecasts 53 of Virginia’s 133 cities and counties will lose population by 2040. Most of the declines will be in rural areas, and among the hardest hit will...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Eastville attorney Paul Watson’s license to practice law was suspended for two years by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board effective Sept. 27, “for violating professional rules that govern diligence, communication, safekeeping property,...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Features
Submitted Article The Virginia Department of Forestry is seeking 12 species of acorns and nuts that can be planted at its Augusta Forestry Center in Crimora, Va. to grow into tree seedlings that will become the forests of tomorrow. “Some acorns and nuts can be...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Nearly a dozen people have been accused of committing felonies in Accomack earlier this month, according to records filed in the county’s general district court. Gary Louis Mancusa, 52, of Main Street in Exmore, was charged with strangling...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Features
By Connie Morrison The Northampton Agricultural County Fair, now in its fourth year, returns to Machipongo this weekend, with good, old-fashioned fun. Events will run Saturday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. More than 1,000 people are expected to descend on the...
