by James Ritch | Aug 29, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Two $700,000 community development block grants were awarded for projects on the Eastern Shore, Gov. Ralph Northam announced late last week. The revitalization of downtown Parksley is one of the projects. The other is housing renovations near...
by James Ritch | Aug 29, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack County’s $1 million Sawmill Park won a 2019 Virginia Association of Counties Achievement Award, which recognizes excellence in local government programs. The award will be a first for the county. Nearly 100 success stories were...
by James Ritch | Aug 29, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Construction in Captain’s Cove, in Greenbackville, was stopped earlier this month and pilings were ordered to be removed because they were erected without a permit. The unauthorized work was being done in the tidal zone, said Chris Guvernator,...
by James Ritch | Aug 29, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — An unrestrained infant died last Saturday morning after he was ejected from an SUV that had crashed near Belle Haven, according to Sgt. Michelle Anaya, of the state police. Quanisha Bennett, of Jamaica, N.Y., was driving a 2010 Honda Pilot...
by James Ritch | Aug 29, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A Tangier Island waterman was sentenced late last week in U.S. District Court, in Norfolk, Va., to a year in prison for violating the Lacey Act by harvesting oysters from the Chesapeake Bay in excess of Virginia limits and transporting them to...
by James Ritch | Aug 29, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools employees announced this week that all students will receive free breakfast and lunch – regardless of their family income level – starting this school year. Free meals for students are made possible by Accomack’s...
