by Carol Vaughn | Dec 6, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report The body of a deceased man found on Assateague beach on Thanksgiving Day has been identified as Dewey Elmer Hall Sr., of Chincoteague, according to the Chincoteague Police Department. Hall had been reported missing Nov. 7 and was last seen around 1:30...
by Carol Vaughn | Nov 17, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report A Florida man was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase on Route 13 Tuesday. The chase started in Northampton County and continued through the length of Accomack County before the driver was apprehended. The pursuit started after Northampton...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 15, 2022 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN A Chincoteague business owner asked the town council Monday to reconsider its pending cigarette tax increase, saying the recently passed ordinance would chase customers away. The 40-cents-per-pack increase, which the council approved in September, will...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 15, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn The Onancock Town Council in a special meeting Tuesday discussed a request from Historic Onancock School for $100,000 to help pay for a performance pavilion on the former school property, which is owned by the town and leased to HOS. The council in...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 15, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn The chief executive officer of Eastern Shore Rural Health System, the massive nonprofit local healthcare provider, has resigned after less than three years on the job. ESRH Board President Dr. Betty Bibbins accepted a letter of resignation from CEO...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 14, 2022 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN Eastern Shore Community College has had its “reboot” status lifted after the state chancellor said the Melfa college showed progress in addressing certain challenges identified in 2018. The Virginia Community College System assesses each of Virginia’s...
