ACCOMAC, VA – The Accomack County School Board Selection Commission has rejected the only applicant to a vacant seat on the Accomack County school board. They will re-advertise the position.
Former Nandua High School principal Larry A. Thomas was the sole applicant for a vacancy on the school board for District 7. Al McMath, who has held the seat for 16 years is not eligible for re-appointment because his home is no longer in District 7 after the county completed re-districting. The Selection Commission voted Thomas down by a vote of 3-4.
Thomas, who worked for the Accomack County public schools for 34 years, retired in 2005 in the wake of standardized testing investigation. Nandua High School subsequently lost its accreditation as a result of the investigation.
ACCOMAC, VA – Residents of incorporated towns in Accomack County are reminded that town elections will be held Tuesday, May 1st. Elections will be held in Accomac, Belle Haven, Bloxom, Chincoteague, Hallwood, Keller, Melfa, Onancock, Onley, Painter, Parksley, Saxis, Tangier, and Wachapreague. Candidates for office are:
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – NASA has rescheduled the launch of five suborbital sounding rockets from the Wallops Facility in Virginia as part of a study of the upper level jet stream to no earlier than the night of Sunday, March 18.
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – NASA is hosting a public meeting next week to seek community input and discuss future projects at the Wallops Flight Facility. The meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 19th, at 6:30 PM. The meeting will be held at the Visitor Center on VA 175 (Chincoteague Road).
WALLOPS ISLAND, VA – A flight test of a NASA Terrier-Improved Malemute suborbital sounding rocket is scheduled for January 11 from NASA’s launch range at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Using surplus rocket motors, the vehicle is being developed to support NASA science missions.
ACCOMAC, VA – A man and three teenage boys were arrested for the committing five (5) fives over the past year. James M. Wood, two 17-year-old males and a 15-year-old male were arrested on 33 separate charges including arson and conspiracy to commit a felony. All four are from Accomack County.
WACHAPREAGUE, VA – The Town of Wachapreague is requesting help from the Accomack County Board of Supervisors in lobbying to have areas offshore of the town dredged. Shoaling offshore is a safety hazard, preventing local waterman access to the town’s harbor as well as preventing the US Coast Guard station the ability to respond to problems during low tide conditions.
WATTSVILLE, VA – High school students from Maryland and Virginia are gearing up for a robotics competition at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility.
While purchasing iPads for Supervisors may seem a luxury in tough economic times, County Administrator Steve Miner states that the iPads will save the county over $9,000 per year just in printing costs. In addition, Supervisors will have quicker access to their briefing packets. This will allow them more time to prepare for meetings.
Supporters of the program believe that the program would boost visibility for the nascent spaceport on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. “Burial in space”, where a portion of cremated remains are launched and deployed in orbit, has been around since 1997. Some of the better known “orbital internees” include James Doohan, Star Trek’s original “Scotty”, Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper, and LSD “guru” Timothy Leary.
Residents of Maryland’s Eastern Shore think that they have it bad when it comes to state government. Folks from the nine shore counties claim (rightly so) that Annapolis and the legislators from the Baltimore – DC corridor run roughshod over them. They should count their lucky stars they don’t live in Virginia.
ONANCOCK, VA – The Onancock Town Council and its Town Manager remained the targets of criticism for closed meetings, a lack of transparency, and cronyism.
MELFA, VA – Patrick Coady, Executive Director of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Broadband Authority, has resigned citing differences with the current board. In a letter dated November 2nd, Coady states:
ONANCOCK, VA – The Onancock Town Council appointed two replacements to fill the unexpired terms of 
Today is election day in Virginia. Citizens have the opportunity to elect all 140 members of the General Assembly as well as local offices throughout the Commonwealth. On the Eastern Shore, here are your choices:
