Page 21 - Accomack County News Today

Virginia Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine have announced over $1.5 million in federal funding aimed at improving three Virginia airports, including the Accomack County Airport in Melfa.

A potential closure of the park already is causing cascading problems and worries - from disrupted weddings, to fears of lost earnings for hotels, restaurants and river outfitters that count on Octobers peak tourism traffic.

A federal probe has been launched into both Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms following a New York Times Magazine report of migrant kids working nightshifts for contractors at the companies’

ACCOMACK COUNTY, Va. -- The Accomack County School Board has adopted a new gender policy. It will make parental control the new norm for conversations around gender and gender identity.

The Labor Department is investigating Perdue and Tyson after reports that migrant children as young as 13 were contracted to clean the poultry giants' meat-processing plants during overnight shifts.

Agricultural companies say Americans won't take the jobs they're offering, and last year brought almost 300,000 workers from other countries to keep the industry functioning. Isolated and dependent on their employers, the workers are vulnerable.

Neighbors across Delmarva awoke Saturday morning to the wet and windy signs of Tropical Storm Ophelia.

T​ropical storm, storm surge alerts have been issued, with hazardous weather expected for Maryland beaches and eastern Virginia.

Accomack County Public Schools has announced early dismissal for students throughout the county due to inclement weather.

The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for Accomack County, VA, Worcester County, MD, portions of Somerset County, MD, and nearby waters.