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 17, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack officials deferred deliberations on the 2023 budget until after they hear from the public at a Feb. 23 town hall meeting. The meeting starts at 6 p.m. at Metompkin Elementary School. The subject is whether the county should hire 31 employees...
by James Ritch | Feb 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County officials got a first look Monday at the proposed county budget for Fiscal Year 2023. Accomack County Administrator Mike Mason presented to the Board of Supervisors a $82.1 million budget, a 26.6% increase over this year. A 15.1%...
by James Ritch | Nov 11, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Bryan Rush, Chincoteague director of emergency services, was appointed by Gov. Ralph Northam to a three-year term on the State Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. Northam announced the appointment Oct. 29. Rush is the only appointee from the...
by James Ritch | Aug 19, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors approved amending the county budget to fund an additional seven EMS staff, to be stationed at the Greenbackville fire station to provide 24/7 paid staffing. The board in a separate vote approved amending the...