by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Connie Morrison- Some mayors seek out legacy projects by which to be remembered, but Onley Mayor Jack Pierson, who died Sept. 10, made his legacy with consistent acts of kindness and caring for his employees and constituents. “He was always working things out; he...
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Bill Sterling- As a boy growing up in Wattsville in northern Accomack County, Marshall Cropper would have thought it outrageously absurd to think he one day would be a member of the Eastern Shore Golf Hall of Fame. “There was no golf being played on the...
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira- Elizabeth Hunt could throw a lump of clay on the potter’s wheel and turn it into an elegant form. But simply glazing that bowl, vase, or jar wasn’t enough for her. With immense patience, Hunt would carve designs into the perfect vessels and turn...
by James Ritch | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira- Accomack supervisors voted Wednesday to spend up to $500,000 of the county’s $10.8 million Rainy Day Fund for improvements at three towers critical to public safety. The towers support equipment associated with the sheriff’s department and the...
by James Ritch | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie Jackson- A local developer and lifelong Eastern Shore resident, Eyre Baldwin, of Southport Investors, acquired an industrial road from Northampton County following a contentious public hearing held during the Sept. 11 board of supervisors meeting, about a...
by James Ritch | Sep 25, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira- The top 35 parcels in Accomack with outstanding real estate tax bills showed more than half a million dollars in tax debt, according to county figures released this week. The list is based on information compiled as of Aug. 22. At the top of the...
