by Carol Vaughn | Nov 11, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Many Eastern Shore residents woke up early Monday to view a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket launched at 5:32 a.m. from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops Flight Facility. It was the second launch attempt. The launch was scrubbed Sunday...
by Carol Vaughn | Nov 8, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Onley’s new mayor will be Henry E. “Ned” Finney, according to unofficial election results. By late Tuesday, all votes except for provisional votes were counted, according to the Virginia State Board of Elections. Finney defeated Deborah K. Bliss, with...
by Carol Vaughn | Oct 17, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a fatal shooting that happened early Saturday near Painter. Deputies responding to a report from the Eastern Shore Emergency Operations Center at around 4:11 a.m. Saturday found Tabora Jermaine Bailey,...
by Carol Vaughn | Oct 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Rocket Lab’s Electron rocket arrived at Wallops Island Wednesday, Oct. 12, in preparation for the company’s first launch from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport, scheduled for December. The launch also will be the company’s first from the United...
by Carol Vaughn | Oct 6, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report Two people were transported to a Maryland hospital with injuries Thursday after a Jeep driven by an 82-year-old man became lodged under a tractor trailer in a crash on Chincoteague Road. The crash happened around 9:09 a.m. on Chincoteague Road west of...
by James Ritch | Oct 2, 2022 | Headlines
Chincoteague Island and both local counties have declared a local state of emergency as the Eastern Shore girds for a nor’easter expected to bring strong winds and tidal flooding through Monday. Northampton and Accomack public school systems are closed on Monday, as...
