by James Ritch | Feb 21, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack supervisors voted Wednesday to refund nearly $91,000 in overpaid taxes due to erroneous assessments made on local property. Commissioner of the Revenue Debbie Midgett certified that refunds are due to four companies. The supervisors...
by James Ritch | Dec 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Submitted Article and PhotoLinda Burnett and her husband, Don, traveled to Virginia from Independence, Mo., with their daughter, Jennifer Hobbs, and grandson, Cooper Hobbs, to enjoy Colonial Williamsburg, Jamestown, and Yorktown. After spending a week in the Historic...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Stefanie JacksonIn a cooperative effort with Accomack supervisors, Northampton supervisors voted on Nov. 20 to re-establish the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission after a controversy put the organization in jeopardy.Accomack supervisors threatened to...
by James Ritch | Sep 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira- Kerry Allison, executive director of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission, who was criticized last month by the Accomack Board of Supervisors for her suggestion to “Outlaw Industrial Chicken Farming,” is retiring effective Jan. 1. The...
by James Ritch | Aug 19, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Accomack supervisors are unhappy the Eastern Shore Tourism Commission did not act to reprimand its director. The words “Outlaw Industrial Chicken Farming,” posted at a recent economic summit attended by the governor and other top state officials, and...