by James Ritch | Dec 19, 2019 | Headlines
Accomack officials on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve a resolution in support of gun rights — but the resolution did not name the county as a Second Amendment sanctuary, as some speakers at a meeting requested. The vote came after a two-hour meeting Wednesday...
by James Ritch | Dec 13, 2019 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man found early Friday in Onancock. According to a press release from Sheriff Todd E. Godwin, his office received a report around 1:42 a.m. on Dec. 13 of shots fired...
by James Ritch | Dec 13, 2019 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The triggerman in the 2016 fatal shooting of a Horntown man was sentenced Thursday to serve nine years in prison. Tyvone Tyrell Cropper, 28, aka Tayvon Cropper, of Pocomoke City, Md., pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in Accomack County...
by James Ritch | Dec 12, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Pungoteague Elementary School, which recently won an award for continuous improvement on the Virginia Standards of Learning tests during a three-year period, wants to move forward with more support for special education students. Andre Elliott,...
by James Ritch | Dec 12, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A lawsuit against high-speed internet provider Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority (ESVBA) by a competitor, Declaration Networks Group, known commercially as Neubeam, was recently dismissed. ESVBA was established in 2008 “to provide...
by James Ritch | Dec 12, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack and Northampton leaders are working to rebuild a foundation for affordable housing opportunities on the Eastern Shore. Ava Wise, president of the United States Sustainable Development Corporation, recently organized a housing summit on...
