by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Scientists are planning to build a marsh on the southern end of Cedar Island in an effort to slow movement caused by sea level rises. They also found a layer of pebbles under Chincoteague Island believed to be 300,000 years old. “Virginia has...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The fire scene where three people died in Nelsonia on Feb. 1 “had a strong smell of petroleum distillates,” which could include gasoline, naphtha, mineral spirits, kerosene, paraffin wax, and tar, a court document filed recently states. A...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Two men were freed from Accomack Jail about three years ago after being charged with murdering a 22-year-old Horntown man because a prosecutor believed there wasn’t enough evidence to convict them. Those same suspects were brought back and indicted...
by James Ritch | Apr 3, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A Northampton school board member and advocate for reform in the county’s public school system, Nancy Proto, of Cape Charles, announced March 28 that she will not run for re-election in November. Until her term expires, the retired school...
by James Ritch | Apr 3, 2019 | Headlines
At its April 2 meeting, the Accomack County School Board voted to add Monday, April 15, and Tuesday, April 16, to the previously scheduled spring vacation. All Accomack County public schools will be closed for spring vacation beginning on Monday, April 15, and ending...
by James Ritch | Apr 2, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A substitute teacher accused last week of having firearms at Nandua High School, which is a felony, told authorities “he did not realize” that guns could not be kept in his car while on the premises. Phillip Gordon Stewart, 63, was initially...
