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...
by James Ritch | Apr 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira The 2020 census could be a problem in Accomack County. Along with misconceptions about reporting your existence to the Census Bureau, there’s an old issue. Twenty years ago it was somehow reported that 5,000 people lived on one small lot at Trails...
by James Ritch | Apr 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira The annual seafood festival sponsored by the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce is set to begin at 10 a.m., Saturday, May 4, at Tom’s Cove Park Campground, and will include the usual delicious food, music, and arts and crafts. A feast of littleneck...
by James Ritch | Apr 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A 74-year-old Bloxom man, charged with eight counts of sex crimes with a minor, was released from Accomack Jail on his own recognizance last week. Sam Nock, of Hinman Street, had been in jail for two weeks when Judge Glen A. Tyler, of Accomack...
