by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack Commissioner of the Revenue Deborah T. Midgett, of Parksley, announced Tuesday that she will seek re-election to her post in the November general election. For “36 years, I have worked in the office of the commissioner of the revenue...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A plea agreement between an Accomack woman and a federal prosecutor will be heard next week in U.S. District Court in Norfolk. Monica Kristine Borowicz, 50, of Mount Wharton Estates in Assawoman, is scheduled to go before Judge Raymond A....
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality says it has a better handle on the amount of water that will be needed by big users like poultry houses in Accomack County. The new figure is about 62 percent less than what the agency reported...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A Tangier waterman pleaded guilty last week in U.S. District Court, in Norfolk, to violating the Lacey Act by harvesting oysters from the Chesapeake Bay in excess of Virginia limits and then transporting them to Maryland and selling them....
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Construction bids for the Eastern Shore Public Library in Parksley were opened this week with base figures ranging from $4.38 million to $5.67 million. Four companies participated in the process. The low bid came from RH Contracting Inc., of...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools Director of Operations Chris Truckner gave the school board a laundry list of building and equipment repairs and upgrades needed at Occohannock and Kiptopeke elementary schools at the April 25 school board meeting. His...