by James Ritch | Jun 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Chincoteague Island barn where the famous wild pony, Misty, once lived, burned to the ground late Tuesday night, according to spokesperson Denise Bowden, of the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Department. Two houses in the vicinity suffered...
by James Ritch | Jun 27, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — When Robbie Fisher first became a police officer on Chincoteague in 1987, he envisioned becoming chief of the island’s police force. Last week, the town council finally gave him the job. Fisher starts July 1. “I personally think anybody in...
by James Ritch | Jun 25, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cape Charles has gone to the dogs this time, with citizens at the latest town council meeting June 20 weighing the pros and cons of a leash law. “Dogs are great … until they’re not,” citizen Jo Ann Bawiec said in a public comment submitted by...
by James Ritch | Jun 21, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack supervisors revised rules, regulations, and minimum standards for the Accomack County Airport Wednesday for the first time in more than a decade and while a spokesperson for the local pilots’ association said the final result was an...
by James Ritch | Jun 21, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — “Yes, Eastern Shore, there will be a new library,” Vice Chairwoman Reneta Major announced Wednesday after the Accomack County Board of Supervisors approved a series of resolutions and votes paving the way for the Eastern Shore Library and...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The victim of an alleged abduction in Greenbackville says her boyfriend, who was arrested for the crime, did not kidnap her. On Monday, Vermelle Tontrese Moore, 18, told Judge Gordon Vincent, of Accomack General District Court, that Jerry...
