by James Ritch | Sep 23, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County officials at a Sept. 15 meeting continued discussion of how to use nearly $6.3 million in federal funds coming to the county as result of the American Rescue Plan Act. The Board of Supervisors previously identified three priorities...
by James Ritch | Sep 23, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Parksley officials approved a letter of support for NYP&N RR, Ltd., whose principals want to organize a rail bike excursion from Parksley to Bloxom. Rail biking is riding pedal-powered machines on railroad tracks that have no train traffic. It is...
by James Ritch | Sep 20, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report — Southbound Route 13 will be closed for the majority of the day due to an early-morning crash. VDOT is currently setting up lane closures and detours. At approximately 6 a.m. this morning, the Virginia State Police were called to investigate a single...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board on Sept. 9 was shown a comparison of English and math Standards of Learning (SOL) test results from 2019 and 2021 demonstrating that the COVID-19 pandemic had a far greater negative impact on student performance in...
by James Ritch | Sep 16, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved a 5% meals tax for Accomack County businesses outside incorporated towns. The proceeds will be used to pay overtime instead of giving compensatory leave time to all nonexempt county...
