by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – During a round of questioning for Accomack school board candidates at a forum held Sept. 30 in the Nandua High School auditorium, the forum’s leader, President James Fedderman, of the Accomack Education Association, handed out random questions...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Virginia Board of Education’s revised accreditation system provides new insights into student performance. Understanding how test results and new types of data affect accreditation ratings can prove challenging without some background...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison A population study by the University of Virginia’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service forecasts 53 of Virginia’s 133 cities and counties will lose population by 2040. Most of the declines will be in rural areas, and among the hardest hit will...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Eastville attorney Paul Watson’s license to practice law was suspended for two years by the Virginia State Bar Disciplinary Board effective Sept. 27, “for violating professional rules that govern diligence, communication, safekeeping property,...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Nearly a dozen people have been accused of committing felonies in Accomack earlier this month, according to records filed in the county’s general district court. Gary Louis Mancusa, 52, of Main Street in Exmore, was charged with strangling...
by James Ritch | Oct 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Sealed indictments alleging drug offenses were brought by a Northampton grand jury earlier this month and made public Monday. Frank Elliott Downing Jr., 56, of Racetrack Road in Keller, was indicted on a count of possession with intent to...
