by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Evron Terrell Strand Sr. was given the prison term last week that was recommended by the Accomack Circuit Court jury that convicted him. Judge W. Revell Lewis III sentenced Strand to 50 years in prison for felony counts in a 2017...
by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — If and when millions of dollars are received from sales of Canonie Atlantic Company’s railroad property in Cape Charles and St. Julian Yard in Little Creek, Va., about $1 million could be spent to update and reopen nearly seven miles of...
by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore council members are nearing a tough decision on fixing the town’s outdated sewer system without causing undue financial hardship to the town or its residents. Town Manager Robert Duer called it a “100-year decision” because it will impact...
by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – One of Northampton High School’s oldest sections, constructed in 1954, should be demolished, an architectural firm has concluded. Superintendent Eddie Lawrence agreed with the recommendation of architectural firm Waller, Todd & Sadler, of...
by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A Sanford woman was indicted Monday by an Accomack grand jury on 17 counts of financial exploitation of an elderly neighbor. Rose Marie Thornes, 59, of Saxis Road, is accused of exploiting the late Philip Douglas Fisher, who died at the age of...
by James Ritch | Aug 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Court of Appeals of Virginia recently overturned an Accomack Circuit Court jury’s decision that in 2017 sent Tyvon “Teddy” Lyncurtis Smith, a self-proclaimed local Bloods street gang leader, to prison for 30 years for crimes that occurred...
