by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie JacksonSanta is sick of cookies this year, but not to worry, one local child will not rest until he finds some delectable Eastern Shore seafood to leave out for the big guy on Christmas Eve.“Santa’s Sick of Cookies” is the first published book of Eastern...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Otho Washington Mears was born in a house outside of Parksley and lived there his entire 93 years. The auctioneer, historian, and storyteller, and his wife of 70 years, Violet Mears, were a team for decades at their barnyard sales where people...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie JacksonFor the sixth time in a row, the National Science Foundation awarded the University of Virginia a six-year grant for its long-term ecological research project spanning 36 years on the Eastern Shore. The Anheuser-Busch Coastal Research Center, in...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraA Tangier Island man was sentenced Monday in Northampton Circuit Court to five years in prison for a drug crime.All but four months was suspended for William Brent Laird, 37, of Banny’s Lane, for possession with intent to distribute Subutex. He was put...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira A Melfa man, accused of robbery, malicious wounding, and use of a firearm in a felony, was arrested last week in connection with the March offenses.Edward Warner Byrd, 36, of Airport Drive, was arrested Dec. 11. He was appointed an attorney, Garrett...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraA Hallwood man will be sentenced next year for assaulting an Accomack County Public School administrator and a police officer, according to court records.Thomas Wayne Bowden, 19, of Savannah Road in Hallwood, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor assault and...
