by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraThe Onley firehouse and five surrounding properties were sold last week for $100,000, or just under a third of the assessed value. The move was a final step in settling the assets of the former fire company dissolved by the Accomack Board of...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira One brother died and another was seriously injured in a traffic crash early Thanksgiving morning in Accomac. Billy Gene Padgett, 38, of Baylys Neck Road, was driving a 2012 Dodge Charger on Church Road, failed to negotiate a turn, and ran off the road...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson At Chincoteague High School, two rooms inspected earlier this month were found to have elevated levels of mold and required professional cleaning. Room D6 contained a 3,147 count of penicillium/aspergillus per cubic meter and Room D9 had an 11,147...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
Mr. Robert C. “Bob” Jones, 89, former resident and mayor of Cheriton (’79 -’81), went to be with the Lord on Nov. 19, 2018, in Ocala, Fla. Mr. Jones came to the Shore as an employee of the Federal Aviation Administration in 1963 and managed its local radar and...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers posted a notice Monday soliciting public comment regarding the proposed dredging and excavating in the ocean at Wallops Island aimed at reducing potential storm damage or loss to assets of the NASA Wallops Flight...
by James Ritch | Dec 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraThe Whispering Pines in Tasley was once a booming motel and restaurant, where the Glen Miller Band played, Walter Cronkite dined, and in later years — about three decades ago — Diana Ross lunched on Asian fare, while she considered purchasing property...
