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June 23, 2026

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

Maybe they did pray

Maybe they did pray

To the editor: I write in response to the letter that questioned whether a certain legislative outcome would have differed, had senators prayed on the matter before voting. I wonder, did the authors consider the possibility that exactly such is what happened? Tom...
Maybe they did pray

Lack of prayer isn’t surprising

Dear Editor: Jim and Donna Belote should not be surprised by the lack of prayer in Congress (“Senators should pray before they vote,” letters, Aug. 12). On June 28, 1787, at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, after almost five weeks of disagreement and little...
Northampton County shooting probed, two injured

Northampton County shooting probed, two injured

Staff Report — The Northampton County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an Aug. 11 incident in which two people were shot and received injuries that were not life-threatening. At 10:44 p.m., the sheriff’s office received a report of shots fired on Bayside Road in Hare...