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September 4, 2026

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

Fraud Charges Certified Against Murder Suspect

Fraud Charges Certified Against Murder Suspect

By Linda Cicoira — Probable cause was found last week in Accomack General District Court to certify six felony charges against a man accused of first-degree murder. The grand jury will likely decide in December whether Bronta Jamar Ames, 22, of Killmontown Road...
Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty

Former Substitute Teacher Pleads Guilty

By Linda Cicoira — A former Nandua High School substitute teacher, who was initially charged with two felony counts of keeping firearms in his car while he was working, pleaded guilty last week in Accomack Circuit Court to misdemeanor carrying a concealed...
Fox Island is Victim of Sea Level Rise

Fox Island is Victim of Sea Level Rise

By Linda Cicoira –The circa 1929 hunting and fishing lodge that turned into an Environmental Education Center on Great Fox Island more than four decades ago is in its last season. It will close sometime in December due to sea level rise.  About 70 percent of the...
Antares Launches Saturday

Antares Launches Saturday

By Linda Cicoira — Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket is scheduled to be launched at 9:59 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 2, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility and will carry supplies to the International Space Station. The launch...
UPDATE: Dead Woman Identified

UPDATE: Dead Woman Identified

By Linda Cicoira — The woman who was found dead near Quinby last week has been identified, Sheriff Todd Godwin announced Tuesday afternoon. The cause of her death was ruled accidental. The body of Patsy Ellen Kitabayashi, 66, of Quinby, was taken Monday to the...