by James Ritch | Jul 22, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague officials voted to give financial assistance to working watermen and businesses in town, using nearly $252,000 in federal CARES Act funds awarded Chincoteague from Accomack County’s allotment. The county allotted $780,000 to incorporated...
by James Ritch | Jul 17, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague officials after a 3 1/2 hour workshop session Thursday voted unanimously to go back into a local state of emergency, after the town council voted July 6 to end the state of emergency declared in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
by James Ritch | Jul 17, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County officials voted Wednesday to move forward with a three-lane option for improving Route 175, Chincoteague Road, as they continue to seek funding for the project through the highway department’s Smart Scale program. The county submitted...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Parksley officials will hold a public hearing on their proposal to sell a plot of land and the Confederate monument standing on it to the Virginia division of Sons of Confederate Veterans. The hearing, which likely will be scheduled for the August...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A young preacher from Accomac, Quintavion Washington, was inspired to create a new organization that would become “a voice for the voiceless” after George Floyd, a Black man from Minnesota, died while a White police officer knelt on his neck,...
by James Ritch | Jul 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Tasley Volunteer Fire Company moved into its new firehouse Saturday morning, marking the start of a new era for the company, which was established in 1926 and was the first known self-organized fire company in Accomack County, according to a 1997...
