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July 13, 2026

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

Bluefin tuna among offshore catches

Bluefin tuna among offshore catches

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — If recent reports are any indication, it appears that the shift from the warm-water to the colder-water-tolerant fish species has begun. While a few speckled trout and puppy drum remain in the shallow waters of Pocomoke Sound, most...
Nancy Lewis

Nancy Lewis

Mrs. Nancy Carole Perry Lewis, 85, of Wachapreague, wife of the late Zadoc R. Lewis III, passed away on Nov. 18, 2024. Nancy was born in Philadelphia, where she lived until she was 14 years old. Nancy and her family then moved to Baltimore, where she graduated from...
Johnny Downing

Johnny Downing

It is a Celtic tradition to tell the bees of significant events, as bees are believed to have a connection to the spirit world. Tell the bees and speak his name! One of the world’s greatest lovers of persons and people has left us. Mr. Johnny Downing has passed from...
Eddie Moran

Eddie Moran

Mr. Edward “Eddie” James Moran Sr., 79, of Chincoteague Island, passed away on Nov. 15, 2024, at Tidal Health in Salisbury, Md., surrounded by his family. Eddie was born in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 4, 1945, to the late Raymond and Dot Merritt.  When he was 12 years...
Amiee Coffey

Amiee Coffey

Mrs. Amiee Savage Coffey, 83, passed away peacefully at Baltimore Washington Medical Center on Nov. 8, 2024. Amiee was born in Onley on Sept. 23, 1941, the daughter of the late Milton Roland Savage and Annie Elizabeth Savage. She was a 1960 graduate of Onancock High...