by James Ritch | Apr 14, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Police Chief R. K. Fisher and Emergency Services Director Bryan Rush thanked Chincoteague first responders and local boaters, including Mayor J. Arthur Leonard and his son, for their efforts in searching for military personnel after a Navy E-2D...
by James Ritch | Apr 14, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — Jordan Eric Ames, 17, of Onancock, was indicted on charges in connection with the Oct. 13, 2021, fatal shooting of Nicholas Kyle Joseph, 23, of Painter. The shooting happened in Onancock. A grand jury in Accomack County handed down the indictment Feb....
by James Ritch | Apr 14, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Pungoteague post office will remain in the small building that has housed it for decades, after its purchaser at an auction sale April 9 said he intends to keep its use as a post office. There were 20 registered bidders at the auction, held on...
by James Ritch | Apr 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors have taken a major step toward imposing a county cigarette tax at the maximum rate allowed by state law. Supervisor John Coker made a motion Tuesday night that Northampton supervisors “work on adopting a resolution to...
by James Ritch | Apr 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce, which has recently merged with the Northampton County Chamber of Commerce, hosted the spring Eggs & Issues breakfast and political forum at the Club Car Cafe in Parksley April 7, emphasizing...
by James Ritch | Apr 12, 2022 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — Rocket Lab founder Peter Beck brought his family from New Zealand to the Eastern Shore for the groundbreaking on a 250,000-square-foot rocket manufacturing complex just outside the entrance to Wallops Island launch facility on a 28-acre parcel...
