by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2019 | Headlines, Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson – The town of Cheriton received good news at its July 24 town council meeting when the final numbers for fiscal year 2019 showed the town had a surplus. “It was a tough year, but we still managed to stay in the black,” said Mayor Larry LeMond....
by James Ritch | Jul 25, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors unanimously approved the appropriation of $25,000 for Northampton County Social Services and the Eastern Shore Area Agency on Aging Tuesday night, for emergency use to find shelter for individuals and families who have...
by James Ritch | Jul 24, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Cynthia Harmon confessed to an Accomack Circuit Court jury last January that Evron Terrell Strand Sr. was her partner in love and crime. The illegal acts included selling drugs and arranging the murder of a police informant who was injured in...
by James Ritch | Jul 24, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Deandre Breshon Ayers, formerly of Painter, was sentenced to 34 years of active time in prison last week in Accomack Circuit Court for five felony charges including the 2016 attempted capital murder of Deputy Eric Nottingham. Ayers, 31, of...
by James Ritch | Jul 23, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Cape Charles Historic District Review Board prevailed when the town council upheld the board’s decision to deny permission to paint a mural on the front of the historic Hotel Cape Charles on Mason Avenue. The application was for creating...
by James Ritch | Jul 18, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — During the Civil War, the seafood trade in the north kept Chincoteague Islanders from joining the Confederates. According to www.islandmanor.com,“Oysters were such an essential part of the Chincoteague Island’s early economy (that)...
