by James Ritch | May 29, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A general district judge certified the vehicular manslaughter case of Justin Lafierrier, 27, of Milford, N.H., to a grand jury. Lafierriere, also known as Justin Soeum, is charged with the February crash that killed a Bloxom woman. He was...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a tornado watch for southeast and eastern Virginia and the Eastern Shores of Virginia and Maryland until 6 p.m. tonight, May 27. Readers are urged to monitor weather through local airwaves and...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Chincoteague Town Council at its May 19 meeting voted to adopt a $9.8 million town budget for fiscal year 2023. No one spoke at a May 2 public hearing held to receive comment about the budget. Highlights of the 2023 budget include the town taking...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The town of Onancock has purchased the building at 38 Market Street (the single-story building between the Lilliston Building and the Corner Bakery) and plans to put new public restrooms and a welcome center there. The town used reserve funds to...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore has just over 29,000 housing units, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Accomack has around 4,500 renter-occupied homes and Northampton has around 1,800, according to the recently released Eastern Shore Housing Study. The study’s...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore over the past month has seen a steady rise in COVID-19 cases, according to Jon Richardson, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Shore Health District. The average has risen from three cases per day to around 11 cases per day over the...
