Onley News

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ONLEY -- Leave it to Rev. Paul Nolz to find a way to blend soccer with bible school.

A low-lying area that includes property Wal-Mart purchased last year needs a master plan to prevent flooding like that which happened during heavy rains earlier this month, officials say.

It's been a deadly day on Route 13 on the Eastern Shore. One person was killed in a head-on collision around noon on Route 13, according to Candy Farlow, editor of the Eastern Shore Post , who sent a photograph ...

ACCOMAC -- Reviving bookmobile service and building a new central library in Onley should be top priorities for the Eastern Shore Public Library, according to a preliminary report from a consultant hired last ...

Virginia State Police have identified a man killed Wednesday in a motorcycle crash on the Eastern Shore as Charles Tilgham, 38, of Northampton County.

A breakdown apparently has occurred in negotiations between the town of Onley and Accomack County about Onley's request to expand its boundaries.

A group calling itself Friends of Onancock School has undertaken the task of restoring the former Onancock High School and using it for a gathering place for educational, cultural, recreational and other ...

Three members of the Accomack County School Board were selected Thursday to serve another four-year term.

Accomack County came calling on Onancock this week in the first stage of a campaign to woo the town into cooperating with plans to set up a public service authority that would provide public water and sewer ...

I have been reading about the Public Service Authority that the Accomack County Board of Supervisors is considering appointing with non-elected members and giving powers to tax the citizens.

Three current members of the Accomack County School Board applied for another four-year term at a Thursday hearing before the School Board Selection Commission.

Municipal water and sewer in central Accomack County came one step closer to reality Monday night when the Board of Supervisors decided to take steps to form a public service authority by summer's end.

ONLEY -- Princeton Jenkins was already a crowd favorite before he won the Eastern Shore News Spelling Bee on Thursday at Nandua High School.

On behalf of the members of the Woman's Club of Accomack County and its Town and Country Garden Group, I would like to thank all of the floral arrangers, contributing businesses and, especially, attendees for ...

The company Accomack County hired to do last year's real-estate reassessment let a required state registration lapse for well over a year while under contract with the county.

I have been using the News' annual special section, "Virginia's Eastern Shore," as classroom text. via Eastern Shore News

Accomack County should create a public service authority to address its water and sewer needs and that authority should acquire Onancock's treatment facility "at the earliest possible date," a citizen committee ... via Eastern Shore News

Write-in votes determined the next mayor in two Accomack County towns in Tuesday's elections as well as council seats in Bloxom, Painter and Parksley, along with Belle Haven's town recorder. via Eastern Shore News

“I came downstairs and saw the fire”

The heroic actions of a 14-year-old boy likely saved the lives of his mother and five siblings during a devastating house fire Monday here. via Eastern Shore News