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...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock officials approved the first step towards making an extension of Marshall Street a thoroughfare that one day will meet highway department standards. The town council voted Monday to pursue getting quotes from contractors to add a crushed...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 29, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Thousands of dollars Accomack is receiving from settlements in cases involving opioid manufacturers and distributors likely will go to improve drug treatment access for Tangier Island residents. Accomack is slated to receive between $126,361 and...
by Carol Vaughn | Aug 25, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The owner of a well-known Ocean City, Md., restaurant and bar plans to open a business on Chincoteague. Seacrets Restaurant and Bar owner Leighton Moore announced land where the business will be located, on the southwest end of Chincoteague, was...
