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July 5, 2026

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Chincoteague holds Kids’ Fishing Day

Chincoteague holds Kids’ Fishing Day

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Oct. 24, 2025 Vernon Merritt, the harbor master of Curtis Merritt Harbor, with assistance from the U.S. Coast Guard, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission (VMRC), and members and spouses of the Chincoteague Charter Boat...
Blood drive set for Oct. 30

Blood drive set for Oct. 30

There will be a blood drive on Oct. 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at A&N Electric Cooperative, 21275 Cooperative Way, Tasley. Donors will receive $20 in gift cards via email from the Red Cross and there will be doughnuts for those who donate. Donors can click here to...

Joan LaBlanc

Mrs. Joan Hartzel LaBlanc, age 96, of Bolivia, N.C., passed away on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. A long time resident of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Joan was born Oct. 12, 1929, in Philadelphia, Pa., the daughter of the late Francis Wilbur and Elva Bernice Stevenson...
Rita Leadbitter

Rita Leadbitter

Mrs. Rita Odak Leadbitter, 100, widow of George W. Leadbitter and a resident of Onancock, formerly of Wappingers Falls, N.Y., passed away peacefully on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore in Onancock. Born in Milan, N.Y., she was...