by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Interim Chincoteague Police Chief Mark Marshall was introduced Monday night by Mayor Arthur Leonard during a town council meeting. Marshall retired in early 2018 in the middle of his second term as the Isle of Wight County, Va., sheriff....
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Aaron Jamarcus Bowens, who witnesses say was paid $1,000 for injuring an Eastern Shore Drug Task Force informant, pleaded guilty last week in Accomack Circuit Court to conspiring with a prisoner to commit capital murder. The plea came in an...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Nearly 30 people were indicted Monday by an Accomack grand jury on counts that included bringing a gun to school, strangulation, burglary with intent to hurt a child, extortion, stealing oysters, and drug offenses. Edwin Colon Matias, 32, of...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Voters from Accomack and Northampton counties will be going to the polls this Tuesday, June 11, to cast their ballots in a race for the Democratic Party’s nomination for state senate. It is also the deadline for candidates to qualify to be on...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – When U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine visited Cape Charles May 30 for a meeting with Northampton County leaders, the senator appeared to have the most confidence in the ability of Congress to pass an infrastructure bill that would benefit the Eastern Shore....
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
Submitted Article – L. Dixon Leatherbury has announced his candidacy for the Northampton County Board of Supervisors, representing District 4. A lifetime resident of Machipongo, Leatherbury served multiple terms on the Northampton County Board of Zoning Appeals and is...
