by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report – On June 13, 2022, at approximately 7:24 p.m., Virginia State Police were called to investigate a single-vehicle crash in Accomack County that resulted in a fatality. The driver and sole occupant of a 2006 Ford Mustang, 17-year-old Joshua Antonio...
by James Ritch | Jun 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A grand jury meeting in Accomack County Monday, June 6, returned indictments against 17 people. Justin Laferriere, also known as Justin Soeum, 27, of Milford, N.H., was indicted on charges of manslaugher and driving under the influence maiming in...
by James Ritch | May 29, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A general district judge certified the vehicular manslaughter case of Justin Lafierrier, 27, of Milford, N.H., to a grand jury. Lafierriere, also known as Justin Soeum, is charged with the February crash that killed a Bloxom woman. He was...
by James Ritch | May 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore has just over 29,000 housing units, according to the 2020 U.S. Census. Accomack has around 4,500 renter-occupied homes and Northampton has around 1,800, according to the recently released Eastern Shore Housing Study. The study’s...
by James Ritch | May 19, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack and Northampton counties are ranked among the least healthy counties in Virginia, according to a recently published report. A group whose mission is to improve the health of Eastern Shore communities reviewed Accomack and Northampton data...
