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Jurors excused due to plea deal in theft case
Fifty-one prospective jurors arrived at Northampton Circuit Court Monday morning prepared to be selected to decide a criminal case. They were unaware it was for an Accomack native charged with theft and related offenses. They were later excused because a plea bargain was worked out between the defendant, Devonte Lashawn...
GHOTES conference at ES Public Library attracts large number to study their genealogy
For four days at the end of June, Parksley was a center of activity as the new Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center hosted the GHOTES 2024 Conference, attended by a group of 75 people, all either local residents of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (ESVA) or visiting descendants of Eastern Shore families. The GHOTES organization, Genealogy and History of the Eastern Shore was founded in 1996 by Barbara Goffigon Cox and grew from an email list to an active email and Facebook group with a website of local history and ESVA family information. This tenth gathering brought new learning from experts, helping the GHOTES research their own family lines and find new “cousins” in the group.
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