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September 2, 2026

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

Surf fishermen brave nor’easter

Surf fishermen brave nor’easter

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Oct. 17, 2025 A menacing nor’easter ruined the fishing plans for most anglers with its arrival last weekend and its effects being felt though the first part of the week. Despite the gusty conditions, land-based surf fishermen were...
Forrest MacDowell

Forrest MacDowell

Mr. Forrest Lee (Mac) MacDowell, age 79, of Chincoteague Island, husband of Sandra Lee West MacDowell, passed away at his residence on Oct. 10, 2025. He was the only child of the late Ruth Beebe MacDowell and the late Forrest Cleland MacDowell. Mac graduated from...
Jimmie Johnson

Jimmie Johnson

Mr. James R. “Jimmie” Johnson, 89, a faithful servant of the Lord and beloved resident of Parksley, was called home to his Heavenly Father on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. He was the devoted husband of the late Linda Anne Trader “Lynn” Johnson, with whom he shared a lifetime...