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)...
by James Ritch | Jul 18, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack Airport could see an increase in traffic if commercial overflow from Wallops Island is sent there, Chairwoman Stella Rohde, of the Accomack Economic Development Authority, told members of the county board of supervisors Wednesday....
by James Ritch | Jul 18, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — He was on Puerto Rico’s most wanted list after being charged in absentia with committing two murders, three attempted murders, and weapons violations, in 2016. And he was living in Painter until U.S. Marshals Service arrested him Friday, July...
by James Ritch | Jul 18, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Nancy Proto, a member of the Northampton County School Board, recently reacted to the school board’s unanimous approval of her request to form a committee that will research how other school divisions have implemented restorative discipline – an...
