by James Ritch | Feb 1, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Three people, whose names have not been released by authorities, died Friday morning in a mobile home fire in Nelsonia, according to C. Ray Pruitt, director of the Accomack Department of Public Safety. Firefighters were called to Johnson Court...
by James Ritch | Jan 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A bill that would create a state-maintained registry for adult abuse, neglect, and exploitation was introduced last month to the General Assembly by Sen. Lynwood Lewis. In his Eastern Shore Post column last week, Lewis said the intent behind...
by James Ritch | Jan 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Cheriton has sold its police car, a 2017 Dodge Charger with only 11,000 miles on it, to the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office, which now performs all patrols for the town. There’s not much left of the Cheriton police department that has been...
by James Ritch | Jan 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — The Virginia Institute of Marine Science will send a snail mail survey set to arrive this month in the mailboxes of about 1,100 hard pot crabbers licensed in Virginia. The goal is to gain input on how many pots watermen lose and what efforts...
by James Ritch | Jan 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Hundreds of workers went back to their jobs Monday at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) and are being paid for the several weeks they were furloughed. The federal shutdown didn’t stop Virginia Space and the Mid-Atlantic Spaceport from...
by James Ritch | Jan 31, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors approved a budget appropriation of $65,000 Monday night for a complete investigation and analysis of Northampton High School’s structural and operational issues. The contract was awarded to Waller, Todd and Sadler...
