by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira More than 53 percent of Accomack and Northampton residents who participated in a survey conducted last week by the Eastern Shore Post want Virginia legislators to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment when the General Assembly meets later this month....
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson Cape Charles has a leak, but instead of a problem, this leak presents an opportunity. That was one conclusion of a market retail study presented to Cape Charles Town Council in late December. Businesses in Cape Charles’ trade area sell nearly $148...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira Capt. W. Todd Wessells, of the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO), announced Wednesday he will run for sheriff as an Independent candidate in the November general election. “I have more than 25 years of experience in law enforcement” with ACSO,...
by James Ritch | Jan 14, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira Kain Michael Turner, a 21-year-old Northern Arizona University student from Modest Town, died in December from accidental “freshwater drowning due to cold water immersion” and “acute alcohol intoxication,” according to a medical examiner’s report. The...
by James Ritch | Jan 14, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson The fifth generation of mobile internet is coming to Northampton County, and Exmore will be home to the first tower to transmit it. Abbreviated 5G, it’s the latest generation of the mobile web to keep people connected using their cellphones to...
by James Ritch | Jan 14, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira More charges and information were disclosed in papers filed in Northampton General District Court this week in the case of an Exmore man charged with manslaughter and driving while intoxicated. The single-vehicle traffic crash killed a teenager on...
