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September 3, 2026

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

Fatal crash on Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Fatal crash on Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

— Staff Report One person died and another person was injured in a head-on collision on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Saturday. The crash happened at around 4:39 p.m. on Fisherman Island, according to a press release from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel. A...
Census: More Than a 10-Year Count

Census: More Than a 10-Year Count

By Martha Wessells Steger Special to the Eastern Shore Post The 2020 United States census, the enumeration of all U.S. residents every 10 years as mandated by the U.S. Constitution, is important to the nation — and to the Eastern Shore — on two different levels....
Fatal crash on Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel

Governor Issues State of Emergency for COVID-19

By Carol Vaughn . Gov. Ralph Northam declared a state of emergency in Virginia on Thursday, after the Virginia Health Department announced there are 17 presumptive positive cases of COVID-19 in the state. . As of Thursday, there were no known cases of the virus on the...
Workshop Helps Parksley Devise a Logo and Brand

Workshop Helps Parksley Devise a Logo and Brand

By Carol Vaughn Americana, Victorian, friendly, railroad, hot rods — all were words Parksley residents used to describe their town during a Monday, March 2, brainstorming session that included around three dozen people. The workshop at the Club Car Cafe kicked off a...