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Bloxom

Fair
Temperature: 43.7 °F

Humidity: 61 %
Wind Speed: 7 mph SW
Pressure: 29.93 "

Dew Point: 31 °F
Gusts: 34 mph SSW
Rain Today: 0.01 "

• Giving thanks for community generosity
  

  The Salvation Army Christmas Basket got a big dose of generosity over the Thanksgiving holiday, bringing in a total of $950 from Wednesday through Friday.

• ESCC students to host free soup luncheons
  

  The students of Eastern Shore Community College's All Christians Together in Service group and the congregation of Hallwood United Methodist Church will join forces to host free soup luncheons on Nov.

• Disappointed with closing of bank branch
  

  It has come to my attention that PNC Bank is closing its Parksley branch as of January.

• Royal Farms robbery case goes to grand jury
  

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

• In Richmond, belt-tightening beckons
  

  I hope that everyone had a great summer and now that Labor Day has come and gone, the rush towards the next General Assembly session, which convenes on Jan.

• Area Deaths
  

  John Edward Collins, 81, husband of Ellen Tarr Collins and a resident of Atlantic, died Wednesday, Sept.

• Seafood Market appears to be on the horizon Seafood Market gets green light
  

  A decade-old plan to build a state-owned centralized seafood storage and shipping facility to help local watermen and aquaculturists market their products should become a reality within two years, after the ...

• Virginia man drowns at Mo. lake
  

  The Missouri State Water Patrol says a 56-year-old Virginia man drowned at the Lake of the Ozarks near Osage Beach.

• Three charged in Accomack robberies
  

  Three suspects are being held in connection with separate Accomack County robberies, including one earlier this year at the Parksley-area Royal Farms in which suspects fired shots at a victim and demanded ...

• Central School sale mired in price negotiation
  

  PAINTER -- The sale of Central High School to a New York furniture designer is still pending nearly a year after plans to renovate the school and produce high-end artisanal furniture there were announced.

• Two more nabbed in metal thefts
  

  Two Accomack County men have been arrested in connection with the theft of metals that are then sold to scrap yards, including more than a quarter-mile of cable from a farmer's irrigation system.

• Police & Fire Report
  

  Two Accomack County men have been arrested in connection with the theft of metals that are then sold to scrap yards, including more than a quarter-mile of cable from a farmer's irrigation system.

• Military
  

  BERLIN -- Air Force Airman Brandon J. Shelton has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.

• Soybean plant boosts exports, helps Va. farmers
  

  Montague Farms Inc.'s new processing plant has nearly doubled the company's natto soybean exports to Japan and given southeast Virginia farmers a boost.

• Power tower saves kilowatt hours
  

  BLOXOM -- It stands in a wheat field that is behind a farmhouse, which is down a long dirt road well outside the nearest town.

• Museum dedicating its new big, red barn
  

  Luther Welch made horses for displays to show school- children how old farm equipment was powered.

• Four are charged in April 27 shooting
  

  Four people -- two adults and two juveniles -- have been charged in connection with the April 27 shooting and attempted robbery at a U.S. Route 13 residence here. via Eastern Shore News

• Bloxom's mayor-elect thanks supporters
  

  I would like to thank the people of Bloxom for their vote of confidence by electing me as their next mayor. via Eastern Shore News

• New councils take shape in towns
  

  Write-in votes determined the next mayor in two Accomack County towns in Tuesday's elections as well as council seats in Bloxom, Painter and Parksley, along with Belle Haven's town recorder. via Eastern Shore News

City Description

Bloxom is a town in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 395 at the 2000 census. Bloxom is located at 37°49′43″N, 75°37′20″W (37.828512, -75.622338). According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 395 people, 160 households, and 99 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,253.7 people per square mile (476.6/km²). There were 175 housing units at an average density of 555.4/sq mi (211.1/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 81.27% White, 6.58% African American, 0.51% Native American, 10.13% from other races, and 1.52% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.18% of the population. There were 160 households out of which 23.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.8% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.1% were non-families. 30.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.94. In the town the

City Contained By:

• Accomack County
• Virginia

Timezones:

• North American Eastern Time Zone

Size:

• 0.776996433101 km squared

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