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...
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...
