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Monday PARKSLEY - The Accomack Sheriff's Office responded to a 6:15 a.m. report of a missing person at 23480 Hargis Lane.

ACCOMAC -- Seven of the nine members of the Accomack County Board of Supervisors had a second look taken at their property values after a countywide reassessment done by Tri-County Appraisals last year.

“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

“If it creates a vibration of caring and paying attention - that's what life is about.”

CHINCOTEAGUE - Visitors to the 40th annual Seafood Festival here Wednesday will have a new idea to chew on along with the mountains of steamed clams, oyster fritters and fried fish they consume. via The Daily Times

“I would stress becoming adept in technology, opening up to team collaboration, getting to know your students and continuing your education. My advice to a future teacher is to never stop learning. The more you learn, the easier teaching becomes.”

Accomack County Public Schools on Friday celebrated its 12th annual Teacher of the Year ceremony at Arcadia High School. via Eastern Shore News

It's no wonder that qualified citizens hesitate to run for election. After reading the article in the March 26 Eastern Shore News, I find it remarkable that anyone runs for office. via Eastern Shore News

“All nature likes the edge; humans like it, too.”

Noted regional author and environmentalist Tom Horton said Tuesday new studies show development in sensitive coastal areas must be controlled much more that it now is if the Chesapeake Bay is to be saved. via Eastern Shore News

“I believe this constitutes the perfect storm working against us”

The one thing everyone agrees on these days -- state and local legislators to school administrators, business owners, parents and taxpayers -- is the undeniably dismal state of the economy, from Eastville to ... via Eastern Shore News

“Stories have lots of good entry points for readers.”

For the third time in four years, the Eastern Shore News has been judged to be the best newspaper in its statewide circulation group for reporting, photography and page design. via Eastern Shore News

“The assistance of Accomack County residents with providing information to the census takers will be greatly appreciated”

Accomack County Public Schools this year increased the number of people it will send out to conduct a door-to-door census, the results of which become part of an equation that determines how much state funding ... via Eastern Shore News

“We've got to get that information in there correct and we've got to get our tables correct”

Public safety improvements top the list of new goals the Accomack County Board of Supervisors wants to accomplish during the next three years. via Eastern Shore News

“I've had so many problems with this town”

The big, purple bus with eyes painted on front belongs to a slender, soft-spoken mayoral candidate who talked Tuesday morning about restoring fairness and equity to town government. via Eastern Shore News

“I kick myself every day for not finding out and helping Habitat sooner. I'll never live long enough to repay them.”

Shantel Delk moved into her brand-new home about a week before Christmas. It was a perfect gift for the 25-year-old single working mother whose second child was just days old. via Eastern Shore News

“Anytime someone is in litigation with the county they shouldn't be appointed to a board.”

Closing three lagoons that up until recently accepted all the waste pumped from area septic tanks will be the subject of a public hearing. via Eastern Shore News

“We did not sit on our hands on this”

Tom Gear, city staff and the Virginia Marine Resources Commission. In October, city staff and the City Council told dozens of people who wanted to block development at White Marsh that the city would pursue ... via Hampton Roads Daily Press

Virginia State Police say a bicyclist was killed in a hit-and-run accident on Route 13. via Eastern Shore News

“We just have a very close-knit, welcoming group of people...He's kept us going”

Every Saturday morning, Tangier Island native Darren Landon steps off the mail boat in Crisfield, Md., after a 40-minute ride across the Chesapeake Bay. via Eastern Shore News

U.S. Rep Thelma Drake, along with U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development State Director Ellen M. Davis and State Coordinator for Virginia Department of Emergency Management Michael Cline announced on ... via Eastern Shore News

“It doesn't say that the clerks aren't to follow federal law, but there's no requirement that we just rubber-stamp federal law in our code.”

Senators began chipping away Monday at anti-illegal immigrant legislation passed in the House, but voted in favor of a measure aimed at cracking down on undocumented aliens who commit crimes. via WAVY-TV Portsmouth

“He's very good at addressing other life issues...He's just a very inspirational character”

Bulging orange trash bags increasingly are being spotted along roadsides in Accomack County -- physical evidence of a program that is improving the county's appearance, saving taxpayers money and serving as a ... via Eastern Shore News