by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors in budget discussions Monday approved instituting a 40-cent per pack cigarette tax. The board at the end of the meeting voted unanimously to schedule a public hearing to take comment on the fiscal year 2023...
by James Ritch | Mar 3, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors Monday finalized the fiscal year 2023 county budget to be advertised for public hearing. The budget does not include funding for 31 new Department of Public Safety positions requested to provide 24-7 coverage...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack’s Board of Supervisors will continue discussing the 2023 budget Monday, Feb. 28, at 5 p.m., in Accomac, after hearing from 15 people at a town hall meeting Wednesday. There will be no public comment at Monday’s session. The town hall was to...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools are at risk of having to turn down more than $667,000 in state funding because the local match required is so high, the school division’s proposed fiscal year 2023 budget would reach a deficit of $1.4 million. Northampton...