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June 25, 2026

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

Cape Charles Hosts Annual Fourth of July Parade

Cape Charles Hosts Annual Fourth of July Parade

Photos by Adolphus Ames Click on any photo to view gallery Locals cruise down Mason Avenue in a decorated golf cart. Representatives of Cape Charles Community Sailing observe the crowd from their float. Players from the Shore Little League’s major softball team hold...
Dot Colson

Dot Colson

Mrs. Dorotha “Dot” Colson, of Eastville, went home to Jesus on June 8, 2022, at the age of 82. She was a daughter to the late Frank and Thelma (Fisher) Lodge, born on Sept. 20, 1939, in Philadelphia. She was raised in southern New Jersey where she met her husband, the...
Anne Lowell

Anne Lowell

Mrs. Anne Leatherbury Lowell, 99, wife of the late John B. Lowell and a resident of Westminster Canterbury on Chesapeake Bay, passed away Thursday, June 30, 2022, at her residence. A native of Machipongo, she was the daughter of the late A.T. Leatherbury and the late...
Harrison Crumb

Harrison Crumb

Mr. Charles Harrison Crumb Jr., 79, a resident of Oyster, passed away Friday, July 1, 2022, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. A native of Oyster, he was the son of the late Charles Harrison Crumb Sr. and the late Myrtle Brady Crumb. He was a waterman and member of...