Accomac News

ROBERT LEE BALLARD SR., 57, of Princess Anne died Saturday, Nov. 14, 2009, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center.

GROTON TOWN --Real-estate agent Toni Trepanier heard the noise around 1:30 a.m. Friday -- 'this metal noise,' she said -- and she heard her dogs begin to bark anxiously.

ACCOMAC -- The combined effects of Tropical Storm Ida's remnants and a nor'easter pummeled Virginia's Eastern Shore with rain and high winds this week.

The Chincoteague Causeway has reopened after a Friday morning closure due to higher-than-normal tides.

ACCOMAC -- In response to damages from the recent ror'easter, the Accomack County Board of Supervisors has determined that tipping fees at the two county landfills will be waived for storm debris.

ACCOMAC - Floodwaters on the seaside of Virginia's Eastern Shore are beginning to recede by late Friday morning, while the bayside remains swollen with floodwaters.

ACCOMAC -- Accomack County and the town of Chincoteague had a briefing today regarding the nor'easter. A quick synopsis of that briefing includes: Weather for the Eastern Shore of Virginia -- Winds will slowly begin to taper off late this evening.

ACCOMAC -- In 1959, Parker Barnes, then the editor of the Eastern Shore News who later went into ministry, asked then-owner George McMath if he could collect some money to hand out food and toys to needy families at Christmas.

Lynwood Lewis won a fourth term in the House of Delegates Tuesday, defeating challenger Melody Scalley by more than 3,800 votes in his first contested race since taking office in 2004.

Works donated by area artists and auctioned at the 12th annual Art for Charity event Saturday raised about $8,000 for the Foodbank on the Eastern Shore.

The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will precede their work session Wednesday, Nov.

Del. Lynwood W. Lewis Jr. easily defeated Republican Melody Himel Scalley on Tuesday, facing his first challenger since he was elected to represent the Eastern Shore in the House of Delegates in 2003.

According to Sheriff Larry Giddens , on Thursday, Oct. 29 [2009] at approximately 9:29 p.m., the Accomack County Sheriff's Office received a report of an armed robbery at the B&G Market in Accomac.

ACCOMAC - Accomack County's far-flung geography doesn't lend itself to destination walking - to get to the store, or to a neighbor's house, vehicle travel is usually needed.

Shore residents lined up to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu this week as local elementary and preschool students were hard hit by the virus.

ACCOMAC -- Accomack County will solicit bids to build and operate a wastewater treatment facility in the central part of the county.

ACCOMAC - The Eastern Shore Health District has announced two special seasonal flu vaccination clinics will be offered for those without insurance coverage.

ACCOMAC - Consolidating building and grounds maintenance services between Accomack County and the county's school district could save money in the long-term, but those savings likely would not be seen in the first year.

ACCOMAC -- A diverse group of politicians, professors and aerospace industry representatives is meeting Wednesday in Richmond to formulate a long-term vision for Wallops' space complex.

ACCOMAC - County and school officials in Accomack this week agreed the county should proceed with plans to renovate the former Accomac Primary School.