Bayside, VA

Coble and Clarke conduct mop–up on the Clearwater Fire.  Virginia Department of Forestry personnel and volunteers from four local fire departments worked together last week to contain a wildfire that burned more than 300 acres on the bayside of Accomack County. Area foresters Robbie Lewis and D.W. Coble, Forest Technician Kenny Midgett and Water Quality Specialist Emmaline Clark responded with ... Read More The post Firefighters contain 300-acre wildfire on Accomack bayside appeared

Last year, the Virginia Beach School Board voted to return the surplus property to the city, with the eventual goal of turning it into a park.

Virginia Beach Police Department officers are investigating a reported shooting in the 800 block of Woolard Crescent Saturday morning.

State forestry officials are monitoring a wildfire burning through marsh and woodland near Nandua Creek. The Virginia Department of Forestry remains on the scene of the wildfire on the bayside of Accomack County that has burned about 360 acres. According to DOF, the fire began in an inaccessible marsh area before winds pushed it ashore into wooded land. The fire ... Read More The post Wildfire Near Nandua Creek Burns 360 Acres appeared first on Shore Daily News.