Come-Here News

The year in review -- May

A bomb threat called in to Northampton High School caused...
The Accomack County Board of Supervisors granted Thursday night a request the Onancock Volunteer Fire Department made...
The sons of Jim Chapman, the county's construction projec t manager, have...

Woman arrested on assault charge

PARKSLEY -- An Accomack County woman was arrested this week on an assault charge.

The year in review -- April

Northampton County land values increased more than 100 percent overall...
Chris Cubberley, a U.S. Army infantryman, came home from war to...
A three-member panel of county employees selected to hear an appeal...

Fight To Stop Bay Pollution Heads To Federal Court

WASHINGTON -- A battle to stop pollution of the Chesapeake Bay is heading to federal court. The Chesapeake Bay Foundation says promises by the government to enforce laws have been broken for more than 20 years.

The year in review -- March

A grassroots group, Save Our Necks, filed a lawsuit against Accomack County...
The Sustainable Technologies Industrial Park in Cape Charles was sold...
Attorney General Robert McDonnell gave the keynote address at...

Seaside event results in $2,000 donation to ESARC

WACHAPREAGUE -- Vernon Bell, race director of the Seaside Half-Marathon has presented a check for $2,000 to Parker Downing, treasurer of the Eastern Shore Association for Retarded Citizens.

No foul play suspected in unattended Hallwood body

HALLWOOD -- Authorities are ruling out foul play in the finding of an unattended body Dec. 26 [2008] at a vacant Hallwood home.

The year in review -- February

With half of it painted in the late Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s race car's color scheme, and the other half sporting...
Northampton County Public Schools is proposing a change in bus runs officials say will...
Leonard Leverne Walker, 29, of Birdsnest, died Tuesday night after crashing his car...

Parksley's Powell is pals with Stan 'The Man' Musial

Preston Powell has seen a great deal during his life. Born and raised in Parksley, Powell is now 84 years old and resides in East Brunswick, N.J.

Body found in Eastern Shore Virginia

HALLWOOD, Va. — The Accomack County Sheriff's Office is investigating a
suspicious death that was reported Friday [January 2, 2008].