by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 20-year-old Exmore woman admitted Monday in Northampton Circuit Court to having a threesome that included a 14-year-old girl. Malissa Spates pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a child under 15. In exchange for that plea,...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cape Charles Memorial Library board members have thrown their hands up about what to do with what many consider a racist historical marker hanging just inside the library entrance, and they have turned to town officials and the state attorney...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack high school graduations may no longer have valedictorian or salutatorian speeches as of 2022, because the two top-ranking students may no longer be acknowledged. “We’ve had parents, students, counselors, administrators” ask that...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Rashem Huhi Amun-Re, of Onancock, a violent felon, admitted Wednesday in Accomack Circuit Court to possessing cocaine, heroin, marijuana, guns, a bulletproof vest, more than $2,000 in cash, and two pipe bombs, when he was arrested last August...
by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — John “Jack” Gray would squint his eyes and wave his hands when he talked about something that was important to him. Two of those subjects, in particular, were county schools and his alma mater, ODU. But he was interested in everything having...
by James Ritch | Jun 19, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools attempt to manage student behavior using a broken discipline system that simply needs “restoration,” not a complete transformation, according to one school board member. “We have challenging students, and we need to be...
