by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County woman who worked as a school resource officer has announced her candidacy for the District 3 seat on the school board. Jessica Lewis said in a prepared release that she is an advocate for the “safety of students, the voice of parents, and the...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post Virginia’s bay scallop population fell into steep decline after its seagrass habitat was decimated by a deadly combination of disease and a 1933 hurricane. Today, however, Eastern Shore conservation partners are rebuilding a...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Whitesville Beautification Project aims to remove derelict buildings in an Accomack County neighborhood, providing a blueprint for similar projects in other parts of the county. At its halfway point, the pilot program is a...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 12, 2023 | Headlines
A Melfa man was sentenced to almost two years in prison in the vehicular deaths of two Northampton County students who riding in the back seat of a car he hit on U.S. Route 13 last year. Joseph Castiglia, 23, of Melfa, was sentenced to five years on each of two counts...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 12, 2023 | Headlines
A Northampton County man was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash on the evening of Tuesday, July 11. Nelson Cruz, 34, a resident of the 4100 block of Sunnyside Road, Cheriton, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a state police press release. Cruz was...
