by Sarah Barban | Jul 1, 2026 | News
On July 2, 1961, Walter Lewis Haynie, 51, a grocery store owner on Tangier Island, drowned in a boating accident in Tangier Sound. Tourists reported seeing him fall from his 15-foot outboard motor boat and disappear. His body was found the next day. On July 2, 1959,...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 1, 2026 | News
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The Northampton County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday, June 23, to raise the real estate tax rate almost 3 cents per assessed $100 in valuation to balance the $50.5 million budget it approved for Fiscal Year 2026-27....
by Sarah Barban | Jul 1, 2026 | News
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A Delaware-based company has begun the permitting process for building poultry houses less than a mile from Parksley on Big Road, in close proximity to residences. According to a March letter issued to adjacent property owners,...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 1, 2026 | News
The Northampton County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 1, to discuss retaining “a special adviser.” The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in board chambers in Eastville. The only agenda items are two discussions that supervisors can...
by Sarah Barban | Jun 30, 2026 | News
A police officer for the town of Chincoteague faces a misdemeanor charge of recklessly handling a firearm. Noah McGee, 28, of Melfa, a private first class with the Chincoteague Police Department, was charged on June 23 in connection with the May 8 incident....
