by Ted Shockley | Dec 7, 2023 | Headlines
Two Hampton Roads men were arrested after a string of five robberies in Northampton, Accomack, and Pocomoke City ended Thursday morning in a high-speed chase and crash in Exmore. Christopher Orbeta, 28, of Chesapeake, and Brandon Gibson, 31, of Norfolk, have been...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 6, 2023 | Headlines
A woman was fatally shot in a daylight drive-by shooting in Accomack County on Monday, Dec. 4, and police have not made an arrest. Aaliyah Antonette Shakuria Collick, 24, of Painter, was pronounced dead at the scene, Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells said. A...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 1, 2023 | Headlines
A pedestrian walking along the road to Cape Charles was fatally injured on Thursday, Nov. 30, when she was hit by a car. Priscilla King Richmond, 84, no residence given, died at Norfolk General Hospital after being airlifted following the crash, said State Police Sgt....
by Ted Shockley | Nov 27, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post— As a child, Northampton County’s next Commissioner of the Revenue took toys to the farm fields to keep her entertained while her widowed mother worked. Today, Consuelo Gonzalez has been elected as one of Northampton County’s...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 27, 2023 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Eastern Shore Virginia Master Gardeners recently upgraded Northampton County’s Edward S. Brinkley Nature Preserve, near Oyster, with hundreds of native plants that will provide habitats for wildlife. The wildflower habitat...
