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Man, 18, indicted in school threats
A Northampton County man who police say called in bomb threats to all four Northampton County schools on May 1 was indicted Monday by a grand jury on a string of charges.
Former school's future debated
EASTVILLE -- A public hearing Tuesday on a county proposal to sell the former Hare Valley School to an agency that provides housing repair, elderly and youth initiatives drew a big show of support and ...
Tuesday fire destroys garage, stops southbound traffic on highway
Wayne Gaskins receive a call around 6 p.m. Tuesday that nobody wants to get. Gaskins, of Nelsonia, has operated W&W Gaskins Auto Repair since 1980 in a solid U.S. Route 13 structure that had been standing for ...
McKnight doesn't preach 'dainty Christianity'
Wearing a devil mask, a 5-year-old boy tossed his plastic sword at a church window.
Wastewater issues delay hotel opening
EXMORE -- The town's central wastewater treatment system has encountered problems that could hold up municipal plans to attract significant business and development to the burgeoning commercial area on Route ...
At her 100th birthday, 200 attendees celebrate
Over 200 friends and family members attended the 100th birthday of Charlotte Custis on Saturday at the home of her son, just a few yards away from her home on Occohannock Creek in Scarborough's Neck.
VIRGINIA: Names released in fatal crashes
EXMORE and ONLEY - Two Northampton County men were fatally injured in separate U.S. Route 13 crashes Wednesday afternoon, police said.
Police investigating midday fatal accident on Eastern Shore
Virginia State Police are currently on the scene of a fatal accident on Rt 13, in front of the Royal Farm in Exmore.
Motorcyclist killed in collision with truck
A motorcyclist was killed in an accident on the Eastern Shore on Wednesday evening when he collided with a pickup truck pulling out of a parking lot.
Chesapeake Hardwood To Close Plywood Plant
State Police are currently on the scene of a fatal car accident. It happened in front of the Royal Farms Gas Station on Route 13 in Exmore.
State Police are currently on the scene of a fatal car accident. It happened in front of the Royal Farms Gas Station on Route 13 in Exmore.
Theresa Adams drives in Exmore in her new Smart car.
Not long ago, before the idea of $4-per-gallon fuel, larger vehicles like sport-utility vehicles were popular, trendy rides.
The strong thunderstorms will be near Exmore and Onancock around 1110 PM EDT... and Wachapreague 1125 PM EDT Expect occasional cloud to ground lightning and heavy rainfall with these storms.
The fourth and fifth grades at Kiptopeke Elementary School recently had a unique experience for a group of flatlanders.
Shore Christian Academy, which was begun in 2004 by a Baptist congregation that wanted to provide a quality religious education to the community, has grown remarkably.
Arcadia's Ayres wins News Leadership Award
Erin E. Ayres of Arcadia High School was presented the Eastern Shore News Leadership Award Wednesday night at graduation exercises.
Va. Shore man's tool makes museum-worthy prefab houses
EXMORE --In a small storefront on Commercial Avenue, technology, practicality and modernity have merged into a project that is now on its way to exhibition space at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City.
Despite protests, New Road gets OK
Supervisors at Monday's recessed board meeting voted not to stand in the way of the final phase of homebuilding for the New Road Community in Exmore, called New Road Village Apartments.
Late coach honored with portrait
“It sets a nice tone, I think, of Bill and the school”
EXMORE -- The late Bill Bynum was a husband, coach, teacher and more, so a framed portrait easily could have been made of him in any of those roles. via The Daily Times
Residents rail against labor camp
“Who is going to control the problems of drinking, domestic violence and noise?”
Drive down almost any major road on the Eastern Shore and chances are there will be fields of tomatoes -- a big business locally and statewide. via Eastern Shore News