by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County has issued a notice of intent to terminate for default the contract to construct the Eastern Shore Regional Library. In a Jan. 29 letter to the president of R.H.Contracting, Inc., Accomack County Administrator Mike Mason noted the...
by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Barry Abell commented during the Chincoteague Town Council meeting Monday about personalized benches that were placed at the Waterman’s Memorial. The memorial, on a hill at the southern end of Chincoteague Island, memorializes people lost at sea,...
by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack planning commissioners will continue discussing two projects proposed for the northern part of the county in a work session later this month, after finishing a public hearing Wednesday that was continued from the Jan. 12 planning commission...
by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – As Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration faces legal challenges by several Virginia school districts over his executive order allowing parents to exempt their children from school mask mandates, the Virginia General Assembly is working to pass...
by James Ritch | Feb 9, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — Virginia State Police have provided more details on yesterday’s deadly Route 13 crash near Parksley. Preliminary investigations reveal that a 2021 Toyota Camry, driven by Justin Soeum, 27, of New Hampshire, was traveling at a high rate of speed in...
by James Ritch | Feb 8, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The Virginia State Police are investigating a vehicle crash that has resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Tuesday, Feb. 8, at approximately 5:12 p.m., on Route 13, in Parksley. All northbound and southbound lanes of traffic are currently shut...