by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Director of Elementary Schools Maribeth Haines updated the school board on June 4 about changes the Virginia Department of Education is making to the Virginia Preschool Initiative that will require more pre-K classroom...
by James Ritch | Jun 6, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore officially has more than $3 million in the bank, and at Monday night’s town council meeting Mayor Douglas Greer thanked everyone who helped the town reach its goal, including the council, the police department, and every town employee. “I...
by James Ritch | Jun 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Roberta Kellam, of Franktown, is no longer running for the Northampton County Board of Supervisors in District 4. The announcement was made June 2 via Facebook. “Family healthcare circumstances will require that I be off the Shore frequently...
by James Ritch | Jun 1, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 40-year-old Belle Haven man was found dead on Wednesday, May 29, from “apparent gunshot wounds,” Accomack Sheriff Todd Godwin said Friday in a prepared statement. The sheriff’s office received “a report of shots being fired on Boggs Road in...
by James Ritch | May 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Eastern Shore Community College’s new building will not open in time for fall classes so staff will wait until early January to move from the current facility. “This should work for us due to the adjusted academic calendar we adopted in...
by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack County is gathering wealth. It recently collected $190,000 in taxes for Chincoteague land owned by Edward Lunn Tull, officials said. In the first 30 days after the real estate delinquent tax list was released, “the county saw an...
