by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Headlines
SUBMITTED RELEASE Sheriff David L. Doughty Jr. announced he will seek a fourth, four-year term as sheriff of Northampton County, the position he has held since 2011. A lifelong resident of Northampton County, Doughty, 53, has been employed with the Northampton County...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Headlines
SUBMITTED RELEASE Northampton Circuit Court Clerk Traci L. Johnson has announced that she will seek re-election in November. Johnson began in the Clerk’s Office as a part-time deputy clerk for her mentor, the late Kenneth F. Arnold, over 30 years ago. A lifelong...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 23, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A General Assembly bill would allow short-term rental properties managed by a licensed real estate agent to be exempt from some municipal restrictions and ordinances. The bill, filed by state Senator Lynwood Lewis Jr. of Accomac,...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
Human remains found last week near Belle Haven have been positively identified as an Accomack County man missing since April. The skeletal remains of Jay’von Malik Bailey, 18, of Temperanceville, who was last seen April 14, 2022, were found by a hunter on Monday, Jan....
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...
