Accomac, Virginia

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Accomac

Fair
Temperature: 44.3 °F

Humidity: 57 %
Wind Speed: 12 mph WSW
Pressure: 29.91 "

Dew Point: 30 °F
Gusts: 34 mph SSW
Rain Today: 0.01 "

• Ennis returns to work with new title
  

  ACCOMAC -- The Accomack County finance director who last month was placed on administrative leave after he informed officials of problems with the county finances has returned to work with a new title, Director ...

• Author traces Va. history in verse
  

  A British author who now calls Virginia home will appear at two area libraries Tuesday to read from his new history of the state, written in verse.

• $2.3 million shortfall projected for next year
  

  ACCOMAC -- Accomack County Supervisors and the School Board Monday met jointly for the first time in years in a prelude to a likely difficult Fiscal Year 2010 budget planning process.

• Steelman alleges rough treatment from deputy
  

  PARKSLEY -- An Accomac man Wednesday told Accomack County supervisors he received rough treatment last month in his early-morning arrest and subsequent release by a deputy while he stood on his own property.

• Germ alert: Steer clear of flatbed chicken trucks
  

  You've heard about the chicken that crossed the road. But have you heard the one about the chickens traveling down the road? It's no laughing matter.

• Murder suspect returns to face charges
  

  ACCOMAC - A Louisiana man was returned by authorities to Accomack County to face a murder charge in the August shooting death of an area businessman.

• News' Bank of Cheer drive begins
  

  ACCOMAC -- The 48th Bank of Cheer fund drive began this week at the Eastern Shore News with its sights set on raising $16,000 to help at least 200 needy families on the Eastern Shore.

• To many here, election is watershed event
  

  ACCOMAC -- Eastern Shore residents cast an historic vote on Tuesday by helping elect the nation's first African-American president.

• ACCOMACK: Supervisors approve quick fix for budget
  

  ACCOMAC - Accomack County officials brought the budget back into balance from a $1.8 million deficit Wednesday by cutting $1.1 million in capital spending, removing funding for two positions in the Assessor's ...

• ACCOMACK: Bid fails to postpone Bay Act vote
  

  ACCOMAC - Six Accomack County supervisors Wednesday turned back a move to put off until February a vote on extending Chesapeake Bay Act land-use regulations to the county's seaside.

• ACCOMACK: Budget issue to be topic of meeting
  

  ACCOMAC - The Accomack County Board of Supervisors will consider deep cuts to capital spending when it gathers today at 5 p.m. in the second meeting in two weeks called to deal with the county's financial woes.

• Personal Touch Home Care open offices on Eastern Shore
  

  Personal Touch Home Care to the Eastern Shore has opened offices in Cheriton and Accomac to serve residents on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

• Officials view stormwater proposal
  

  ACCOMAC -- Accomack County officials got their first look at a proposed county stormwater management ordinance this month.

• Recalling AHS class of 1938
  

  "Thanks for the Memories," -- a few words from a popular tune of the 1930s -- adopted by the Class of 1938 from Accomac High School.

• County plans for cash shortage
  

  ACCOMAC -- Accomack County's Board of Supervisors has authorized an $800,000 line of credit to cover a possible cash shortage, frozen nearly all capital spending and set another session for Nov.

• IRS refunds due to 67 locals
  

  The Internal Revenue Service wants to give 45 people in Accomack County and 22 people in Northampton County money from tax refunds and economic stimulus checks they never received because of postal problems.

• ACCOMAC: Men sought in Temperanceville breaking and entering
  

  According to Sheriff Larry Giddens, on Thursday, Oct. 16 at approximately 1:49 p.m., the Accomack County Sheriff's Office received a report of a breaking and entering in progress at a residence on Jerusalem ...

• Royal Farms robbery case goes to grand jury
  

  ACCOMAC -- The victim, a trucker, had stopped for coffee at the Royal Farms convenience store in Parksley.

• Accomack finds better inmate deal than at area regional jail
  

  Vice Chairman Richard Tankard told fellow member of the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday's regular session here that Accomack County has continued to send overflow inmates to a regional jail several hours away ...

City Description

Accomac is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 547 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Accomack County. Accomac is located at 37°43′7″N, 75°40′2″W (37.718678, -75.667323). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 547 people, 199 households, and 125 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,322.1 people per square mile (515.1/km²). There were 235 housing units at an average density of 568.0/sq mi (221.3/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 71.12% White, 24.68% African American, 2.56% Asian, 0.91% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population. There were 199 households out of which 22.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.7% were non-families. 35.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.13 and the average family

City Contained By:

• Accomack County
• Virginia

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 1.03599524413 km squared

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