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ACCOMACK: 67 speakers give input at Bay Act hearing Wednesday
Accomack County officials Wednesday put off voting on a proposal to extend Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act regulations to the county's seaside after more than 300 people showed up at a public hearing, many of ...
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REGIONAL: NASA, Spaceport against offshore drilling plans
When some rockets are launched from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, the used motors are dropped from the spacecraft and fall harmlessly into the Atlantic Ocean.
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Alleged Suspicous Ballot Casting Incident
The following was released by Gail Gitcho, Mid-Atlantic Regional Communications Director, John McCain 2008.
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Regulations should address real problems
In his response to my concerns regarding the imposition of the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act on the seaside of Accomack, George Reiger has taken one sentence out of context in a three-paragraph statement of ...
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Broadband process scheduled to begin
Anyone waiting to see trench diggers and workers installing the new fiber optic pipe long-planned to cover Northampton and Accomack counties may not have to wait much longer.
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IRS refunds due to 67 locals
The Internal Revenue Service wants to give 45 people in Accomack County and 22 people in Northampton County money from tax refunds and economic stimulus checks they never received because of postal problems.
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Runway renovation may scuttle annual holiday holly run
A 40-year tradition of airlifting Christmas holly to this isolated Chesapeake Bay town could be interrupted this year if asphalt now being laid on the island's airport runway doesn't harden in time for the ...
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County considers research park investment
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors last week approved by a 7-1 vote the county administrator's request to give him authority to pursue financing for a $3.7 million taxiway that would link Wallops Research ...
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ACCOMAC: Men sought in Temperanceville breaking and entering
According to Sheriff Larry Giddens, on Thursday, Oct. 16 at approximately 1:49 p.m., the Accomack County Sheriff's Office received a report of a breaking and entering in progress at a residence on Jerusalem ...
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Scientists: VA Shark's Pup a "Virgin Birth"
Scientists have confirmed the second case of a "virgin birth" in a shark. In a study reported today in the Journal of Fish Biology, scientists say DNA testing proved that a pup carried by a female Atlantic ...
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SCC approves high-voltage power line through northern VA
State regulators said Tuesday that a proposed high-voltage power line that would cross from Pennsylvania to West Virginia will ensure a reliable power source for the Mid-Atlantic states as they approved the ...
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Storms spare Virginia...this time
Bob Blair is still accepting donations for a "rainy-day" fund. Blair is in charge of the Woodstock-based charity, World Foundation for Children - an umbrella organization for two Volunteer Farms providing food ...
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ACCOMACK: Work begins to move Bay Act regs to seaside
Accomack County planners this week began discussion of a proposed ordinance that would apply Chesapeake Bay Act water quality protection measures to the seaside.
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ACCOMACK: Supervisors will continue making appointments by district
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday voted by a narrow margin to continue a gentlemen's agreement of making appointments by election district to various commissions and boards, including the ...
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Holiday Travel Expected to Fall
Fewer people are expected to hit the roads for the Labor Day holiday weekend. At a joint press conference today with state safety leaders AAA Mid-Atlantic released travel numbers today.
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ACCOMACK: County could extend Chesapeake Bay Act regs to seaside
Accomack County's Board of Supervisors last week initiated a zoning amendment that would extend Chesapeake Bay Act regulations to the seaside.
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Virginia Shore: Police blotter Monday-Wednesday
The Accomack Sheriff's Office responded to a 6:15 a.m. report of a missing person at 23480 Hargis Lane.
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Business geared to assist event's spur-of-the-moment pony buyers
Buying a Chincoteague Pony is more than just winning a bid at an auction. It is a rewarding experience that can last dozens of years and provide remarkable memories.
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County approves NASA-Wallops broadband plan
EASTVILLE -- The Northampton County Board of Supervisors approved an initiative by the NASA Wallops Flight Facility to coordinate an environmental impact review for the entire 2008 Eastern Shore broadband ...
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Hillsville VA clinic dedicated
Love's Travel Stop headed to Exit 1 Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores is coming to Carroll, investing $7 million and creating up to 90 jobs.
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