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September 9, 2026

The voice of Accomack and Northampton counties on Virginia’s Eastern Shore

Shore Errs on the Side of Caution

Shore Errs on the Side of Caution

By Linda Cicoira — The week started with Eastern Shore residents rushing to get supplies and trying to figure out where low-lying folks would stay during the impending arrival of monster Hurricane Florence following Gov. Ralph Northam’s mandatory evacuation order for...
Washout! Rains Rip Roads, Strand Residents

Washout! Rains Rip Roads, Strand Residents

By Connie Morrison-  Even after the rain ended and residents emerged to survey the damage, parts of Northampton County remained under a flood warning Monday after more than 10 inches of rain fell in less than 24 hours near the Accomack/ Northampton county line,...
Mr. David Alan “Dave” Towles

Mr. David Alan “Dave” Towles

Mr. David Alan “Dave” Towles, 72, husband of the late Florence Riddle “Flossie” Towles and a resident of Onancock, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018. Born May 10, 1946, in Washington, District of Columbia., he was the son of the late David P. Towles and Margaret...
Mr. Jack Pierson

Mr. Jack Pierson

Mr. Jack Pierson, 88, of Onley, loving husband of Rose, passed away on Sept. 10, 2018, in his home. Born on July 1, 1930, in New York, City, he was the son of the late Nathaniel Pierson and Margaret Raymond Pierson. Mr. Pierson served our country in the U.S. Navy...
Mrs. Jacqueline C. Osmond Hartford

Mrs. Jacqueline C. Osmond Hartford

Mrs. Jacqueline C. Osmond Hartford, 71, of Cape Charles, passed away on Aug. 28, 2018. She was born on May 15, 1947, to Jack and Jean Malis Osmond, of Virginia Beach. Mrs. Hartford graduated in 1965 from Virginia Beach High School. She also attended Old Dominion...