by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County Sheriff’s Office investigator has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing his unmarked police car. Michael R. McCready, 41, of Parksley, also was charged with reckless driving, according to a press release from the...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The Accomack County Board of Supervisors at its organizational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4, elected Robert Crockett as chairman for 2023. Crockett was chosen by unanimous vote. Harrison Phillips was elected vice chairman, also by...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in December includes $300,000 for a study on Tangier that could pave the way for the use of dredging spoils to build up the eroding island. U.S. Senators Tim...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Accomack County farmer David Hickman spoke to members of the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee in Washington, D.C., Tuesday during an in-person roundtable discussion to talk about the impacts of rising energy costs. Hickman...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post COVID-19 cases on the Eastern Shore are trending upward with the arrival of winter, similarly to last year. Still, vaccination and other measures are keeping the death rate low compared to earlier in the pandemic, before vaccines...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The Chincoteague Town Council on Jan. 3 approved a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a real-estate donation from Chincoteague Sunsets LLC of sewage treatment facilities. The town in November 2020 began negotiations with...
