Parksley NewsLocal news for Parksley, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.County hires, despite its hiring freeze- June 28, 2008 PARKSLEY -- The Accomack County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday authorized hiring a full-time scale operator and two part-time convenience center attendants for a new convenience center, despite an April ...http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/county-hires-despite-its-hiring-freeze?fromr... County approves first parks and rec plan in 20 years- June 26, 2008 PARKSLEY -- Accomack County's Board of Supervisors Wednesday approved the county's first comprehensive Parks and Recreation plan in 20 years by a 6-1 vote.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/county-approves-first-parks-and-rec-plan-in-... County recreation plan will be presented tonight- June 24, 2008 PARKSLEY -- A plan that looks at recreational needs in Accomack County over the next 12 years will be presented at tonight's Board of Supervisors meeting.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/county-recreation-plan-will-be-presented-ton... Critics again assail supervisors on health plan- June 22, 2008 PARKSLEY -- The Accomack County Board of Supervisors fielded questions again this week about members' health insurance benefit and about a delay in action on a vote they took a month ago to ask the state ...http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/critics-again-assail-supervisors-on-health-p... Another view on 'Daughters'- June 20, 2008 In response to Michael Hart's unfortunate letter to the editor, I commend the Eastern Shore News for their United Daughters of the Confederacy coverage and look forward to reading future UDC pieces.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/another-view-on-daughters?fromrss=1 County rejects workers' housing- June 18, 2008 The Northampton County Board of Supervisors rejected a proposal for a large-scale tomato grower to house families of year round farm workers -- about two dozen people in all -- at the site of the former ...http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/county-rejects-workers-housing?fromrss=1 Caught In A Financial Pickle Virginia's tomato farmers fearful of a lingering downturn- June 16, 2008 Here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, tens of millions of dollars' worth of fledgling tomato plants are budding, green and healthy-looking, growing toward the July harvest.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/caught-in-a-financial-pickle-virginias-tomat... Shore heresy comes in the form of store-bought chicken- June 14, 2008 Always concerned that the culture of the old Eastern Shore is rapidly vanishing, it's refreshing to find little pockets of old-time life remaining.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/shore-heresy-comes-in-the-form-of-store-boug... Two more nabbed in metal thefts- June 7, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/two-more-nabbed-in-metal-thefts?fromrss=1 Police & Fire Report- June 5, 2008 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.http://www.topix.net/city/parksley-va/2008/06/police-fire-report?fromrss=1 |