by Carol Vaughn | Sep 9, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn An Army Corps of Engineers team visited Chincoteague Aug. 19 and heard a presentation about a planned study of the inlet off the southern end of the island, according to Chincoteague Town Manager Mike Tolbert. Tolbert spoke about the visit during...
by James Ritch | Sep 9, 2022 | Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A Belle Haven man charged with first-degree murder in connection with a drug deal has reached a plea agreement with prosecutors in Accomack Circuit Court. Nyxavier Riekiem Snead, 20, pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of second-degree murder...
by Carol Vaughn | Sep 8, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Cara Burton, the bridge-building, ever-smiling leader of the Eastern Shore’s regional library system, is closing the book on her career. The director of the Eastern Shore Public Library and the Shore’s regional library system since January 2016, she...
by Carol Vaughn | Sep 7, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn – The Chincoteague Town Council, after holding a public hearing Monday at which no one spoke, unanimously approved an ordinance imposing a tax of 40 cents per pack on cigarettes sold in the town. The tax, which takes advantage of a new state law...
by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Federal money will help pay for a project to restore and expand 217 acres of marsh along the southern part of Cedar Island. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration this week announced $7.7...
by James Ritch | Sep 2, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Sen. Tim Kaine and Rep. Elaine Luria traveled to Tangier Wednesday morning, leaving from the Onancock wharf on the Joyce Marie II, the ferry piloted by Capt. Mark Crockett. Kaine and Sen. Mark Warner successfully helped secure more than $25 million...
