Onancock News

A grand jury in Accomac indicted an 18-year-old Melfa man on a charge of first degree murder in the slaying of Belarmino Escalante last July.

An Accomack County jury found a young man guilty of shooting and beating another young man, throwing him in the trunk of a car, dumping him in a remote wooded area and leaving him for dead.

An Accomack County jury found a young man guilty of shooting and beating another young man, throwing him in the trunk of a car, dumping him in a remote wooded area and leaving him for dead.

Onancock Administrative Assistant Kim Lochrie and Onancock Town Manager/Attorney Thomas Robinette enter Accomack County General District Court for a Freedom of Information Act hearing brought on the town by resident Charles Landis.

There has been a significant decrease in the county's real estate tax base, over $500 million, after the recently completed reassessment, which was done in-house. County Assessor Brent Hurdle said the roughly 12 percent drop in the tax base equates to $2 million less in revenue if county officials do not adjust the tax rate.

A public hearing before the Accomack County Board of Supervisors is tentatively scheduled for Feb.

Visit Passive House Institute US at www.passivehouse.us . A certified passive house consultant training program is scheduled in two phases outside Richmond in Glen Allen, Feb.

The Academy for Lifetime Learning announces the 5th year of events in its spring semester which will begin Jan.

The Arts Council of the Eastern Shore and sponsor Shore Bank present the Bowen McCauley Dance Company on Saturday, Jan.