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August 15, 2026

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

Bus rear-ends truck on Chincoteague Road

Bus rear-ends truck on Chincoteague Road

An Accomack County school bus driven by a 63-year-old Chincoteague woman rear-ended a truck at the corner of Mifflin Road and Chincoteague Road on Thursday, May 15. There were 11 people on the bus, eight of whom were children. There were no reported injuries. The...
Indictments issued in Northampton County

Indictments issued in Northampton County

Walter David Brunk, 33, of Fiddler Lane, Jamesville, was indicted May 9 on 21 felony charges: eight counts of grand larceny, eight counts of stealing property with the intent to sell, and five counts of unarmed breaking and entering with the intent to commit assault...
Citizen speaks against EMS funding tax hike

Citizen speaks against EMS funding tax hike

BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post A concerned Accomack County resident spoke up at a public hearing about a proposed 5 cent property tax increase meant to address an EMS fund imbalance during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, April 7. This public...
Ambulance flips after rear-ending Perdue truck

Ambulance flips after rear-ending Perdue truck

Charges are pending after a Parksley man driving a Bloxom ambulance rear-ended a Perdue tractor trailer near the southbound intersection of Route 13 and the entrance to Chesapeake Square in Onley, according to state police.  The tractor trailer, driven by Benjamin...