by James Ritch | Jun 20, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A Pennsylvania man was not injured after his aircraft failed to deploy its landing gear prior to landing on the runway at the Accomack County Airport in Melfa Monday afternoon. Harry Leiser, 45, of Rome, Penn., was the sole occupant of the 1966 Cessna...
by James Ritch | Jun 9, 2022 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Two dogs from the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control Facility in Melfa are on their way to a new life, after a volunteer pilot Saturday flew the dogs from the Melfa airport to an animal rescue organization in New Jersey. Gia, a young beagle, and...
by James Ritch | Dec 2, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Two airports in Accomack County will receive hundreds of thousands of dollars as result of the infrastructure legislation Congress passed in November. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced last week that Virginia airports are expected to...
by James Ritch | Sep 23, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County officials at a Sept. 15 meeting continued discussion of how to use nearly $6.3 million in federal funds coming to the county as result of the American Rescue Plan Act. The Board of Supervisors previously identified three priorities...
