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September 4, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Man Sentenced to 36 Years for Welfare Fraud

Man Sentenced to 36 Years for Welfare Fraud

By Linda Cicoira — An Onancock man was sentenced last week in Accomack Circuit Court to a total of 36 years in prison for six counts of welfare fraud. All but 45 days of the terms were suspended for Latrell Rashawn Davis, 39, of Hall Street. Indefinite...
One Rescue in a Crew Chief’s Tour of Vietnam

One Rescue in a Crew Chief’s Tour of Vietnam

By Linda Cicoira — John Schoolfield, of Franktown, joined the Marine Corps right after graduating from high school and before he could get drafted in 1965. He served until 1969 and vividly remembers his tour of Vietnam. It was late March 1968 that 21-year-old...
10 Indicted in Northampton

10 Indicted in Northampton

By Linda Cicoira — An Exmore man was indicted last week by a Northampton grand jury on a forcible rape charge. Nine other people were also indicted on counts ranging from strangulation to destruction of property. Leeaudre Diontay Tazewell, aka Leeandre Tazewell,...

Home Auctioned for $1,200

By Linda Cicoira — A New Church woman wants Accomack Circuit Court to either void the sale of her $196,300 home, which was auctioned for $1,200 in September by Captain’s Cove Golf and Yacht Club Inc. (CCG&YC) because of unpaid association fees, or award her...
Pipe Bomb Owner Receives Prison Terms

Pipe Bomb Owner Receives Prison Terms

By Linda Cicoira — An Onancock man was sentenced to 24 years in prison Thursday in Accomack Circuit Court for several drug offenses and the manufacture of two pipe bombs. All but six years was suspended for Huhi Aman-Re, previously known as Terrell Stewart, 41,...

Eastern Shore Bar Recommends Burge For Judgeship

By Linda Cicoira — The Eastern Shore Bar Association (ESBA) voted “overwhelmingly” on Nov. 6 to recommend that the General Assembly appoint Cela J. Burge as judge of the juvenile and domestic relations (J&DR) courts in Accomack and Northampton counties, Jack...