by James Ritch | Jul 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — An Eastern Shore man was killed in a shooting Thursday in the 6500 block of North Military Highway, in Norfolk, Va., that detectives are calling a double homicide. Markee Turner, 29, of Seaside Road in Melfa, died at the scene. Tamian Davis,...
by James Ritch | Jul 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack County Airport in Melfa was among eight Virginia airports that will share more than $13 million in federal funds, Senator John Warner and Tim Kaine announced Friday. The Accomack facility’s grant of $94,500 is earmarked to...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack County Supervisor Paul Muhly, of District 4, wants Dollar General, in Mappsville, to be the great neighbor it promised to be. One step in that direction, Muhly said, would be for the business to cut its grass. “If you drive up the...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — There’s a snag in getting a jetty for Tangier that has been in the works for about 25 years. Accomack County will need to hand over 1.71 acres it owns on the island, County Attorney Cela Berge announced at a board of supervisors’ session last...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2019 | Headlines, Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack County’s 15 senior administrators and constitutional officers are being paid a total of $1,568,035 annually, according to information provided on request to the Eastern Shore Post. The tally does not include benefits. Eight of the...
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools may soon provide free breakfast and lunch for every student through a program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food and nutrition service agency. The program is Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), and it’s...
