by James Ritch | Jan 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton homeowners on Cherrystone Road, near Cheriton, are opposed to the idea of a noisy and disruptive wedding and event venue opening for business down the street. The venue would be located on 14 acres of Huntington Farm, a waterfront...
by James Ritch | Jan 16, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A driver on the Chesapeake Bay-Bridge Tunnel led police officers on a high-speed chase Sunday night that ended in a crash on the Virginia Beach side of the bridge. Devlin Dalonte Smith Coleman, of Wilmington, Del., was leaving the Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn
— The man hired in September as Eastern Shore Community College’s Workforce and Business Solutions Officer is facing trial on three felony counts of embezzlement. Still, President James Shaeffer says Brian Scott Hall is the right person for the job,...
by James Ritch | Jan 13, 2020 | Headlines
— By Carol Vaughn A fundraiser has been started for the families of the crew of Papa’s Girl, a commercial fishing vessel that sank Jan. 7 in Pamlico Sound. Captain Floyd Guy “F.G.” Gibbs, 66, owner and captain of Papa’s Girl, died at a North Carolina...
by James Ritch | Jan 11, 2020 | Headlines
Staff Report — A 20-year-old Horntown man died this morning, Jan. 11, in a crash in northern Accomack County. Virginia State Police was called to 5106 Fleming Road shortly after 6 a.m. to investigate a motor vehicle crash that resulted in a single fatality....
by James Ritch | Jan 9, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A World War II hero from Chincoteague has a new Coast Guard cutter named after him. The USCGC Daniel Tarr will be commissioned Jan. 10 in Galveston, Texas, after the Coast Guard accepted delivery of the vessel in Key West, Fla., in November....