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...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 30, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock’s Town Council took no action during a recent meeting on a request made by Tommy Hines to support Accomac officials’ effort to save the 1932 Accomac High School building. Hines is a member of the Accomac Town Council. The Accomack County...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 30, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors voted to partner with the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority to apply for a Virginia Telecommunication Initiative grant for fiscal year 2023. The proposal is to build nearly 256 miles of broadband...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack officials voted to repurpose $250,000 the county had set aside as a match for a federal study of Chincoteague Inlet, after the General Assembly this year approved state funding for the match. The Accomack Board of Supervisors voted to use...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will give the Eastern Shore Coalition Against Domestic Violence past president money from the American Rescue Plan Act. Peaches Dodge, the coalition’s past president, spoke about progress on renovations to the...
