by James Ritch | May 6, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – More Northampton students are chronically absent from school now compared to the period before the COVID-19 pandemic, Northampton schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence reported at the April 28 Northampton school board meeting. As of April 14, the...
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 | Aug 12, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Accomack County residents can weigh in at two public hearings Wednesday on whether the county should add employees to its payroll to enable Greenbackville Volunteer Fire Department to have county-paid firemedics at the station around the clock. The...
by James Ritch | Mar 5, 2020 | Features
By Carol Vaughn . An Accomack County official asked public school administrators to look into offering high school students an emergency medical technician certification program. Supervisor Paul Muhly at the February board of supervisors meeting spoke about a Dec. 13...