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Ennis returns to work with new title
ACCOMAC -- The Accomack County finance director who last month was placed on administrative leave after he informed officials of problems with the county finances has returned to work with a new title, Director ...
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Author traces Va. history in verse
A British author who now calls Virginia home will appear at two area libraries Tuesday to read from his new history of the state, written in verse.
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$2.3 million shortfall projected for next year
ACCOMAC -- Accomack County Supervisors and the School Board Monday met jointly for the first time in years in a prelude to a likely difficult Fiscal Year 2010 budget planning process.
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Steelman alleges rough treatment from deputy
PARKSLEY -- An Accomac man Wednesday told Accomack County supervisors he received rough treatment last month in his early-morning arrest and subsequent release by a deputy while he stood on his own property.
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Germ alert: Steer clear of flatbed chicken trucks
You've heard about the chicken that crossed the road. But have you heard the one about the chickens traveling down the road? It's no laughing matter.
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Murder suspect returns to face charges
ACCOMAC - A Louisiana man was returned by authorities to Accomack County to face a murder charge in the August shooting death of an area businessman.
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News' Bank of Cheer drive begins
ACCOMAC -- The 48th Bank of Cheer fund drive began this week at the Eastern Shore News with its sights set on raising $16,000 to help at least 200 needy families on the Eastern Shore.
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To many here, election is watershed event
ACCOMAC -- Eastern Shore residents cast an historic vote on Tuesday by helping elect the nation's first African-American president.
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ACCOMACK: Supervisors approve quick fix for budget
ACCOMAC - Accomack County officials brought the budget back into balance from a $1.8 million deficit Wednesday by cutting $1.1 million in capital spending, removing funding for two positions in the Assessor's ...
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ACCOMACK: Bid fails to postpone Bay Act vote
ACCOMAC - Six Accomack County supervisors Wednesday turned back a move to put off until February a vote on extending Chesapeake Bay Act land-use regulations to the county's seaside.
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ACCOMACK: Budget issue to be topic of meeting
ACCOMAC - The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will consider deep cuts to capital spending when it gathers today at 5 p.m. in the second meeting in two weeks called to deal with the county's financial woes.
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Personal Touch Home Care open offices on Eastern Shore
Personal Touch Home Care to the Eastern Shore has opened offices in Cheriton and Accomac to serve residents on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
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Officials view stormwater proposal
ACCOMAC -- Accomack County officials got their first look at a proposed county stormwater management ordinance this month.
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Recalling AHS class of 1938
"Thanks for the Memories," -- a few words from a popular tune of the 1930s -- adopted by the Class of 1938 from Accomac High School.
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County plans for cash shortage
ACCOMAC -- Accomack County's Board of Supervisors has authorized an $800,000 line of credit to cover a possible cash shortage, frozen nearly all capital spending and set another session for Nov.
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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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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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Royal Farms robbery case goes to grand jury
ACCOMAC -- The victim, a trucker, had stopped for coffee at the Royal Farms convenience store in Parksley.
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Accomack finds better inmate deal than at area regional jail
Vice Chairman Richard Tankard told fellow member of the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday's regular session here that Accomack County has continued to send overflow inmates to a regional jail several hours away ...
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Flu vaccine schedule is set by Health District
ACCOMAC -- The Eastern Shore Health District has announced the schedule for this year's flu vaccination clinics.
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