by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County woman who worked as a school resource officer has announced her candidacy for the District 3 seat on the school board. Jessica Lewis said in a prepared release that she is an advocate for the “safety of students, the voice of parents, and the...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post Virginia’s bay scallop population fell into steep decline after its seagrass habitat was decimated by a deadly combination of disease and a 1933 hurricane. Today, however, Eastern Shore conservation partners are rebuilding a...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Whitesville Beautification Project aims to remove derelict buildings in an Accomack County neighborhood, providing a blueprint for similar projects in other parts of the county. At its halfway point, the pilot program is a...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 12, 2023 | Headlines
A Melfa man was sentenced to almost two years in prison in the vehicular deaths of two Northampton County students who riding in the back seat of a car he hit on U.S. Route 13 last year. Joseph Castiglia, 23, of Melfa, was sentenced to five years on each of two counts...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 12, 2023 | Headlines
A Northampton County man was fatally injured in a single-vehicle crash on the evening of Tuesday, July 11. Nelson Cruz, 34, a resident of the 4100 block of Sunnyside Road, Cheriton, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a state police press release. Cruz was...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 11, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Exmore is serious about satisfying the requirements to receive funding for its sewer project, even if that means suing its residents. “We’re going to have to take our friends and neighbors and family to court … this isn’t...
