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July 23, 2026

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

Man pleads guilty to murdering two in 2021

Man pleads guilty to murdering two in 2021

BY NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A forty-eight-year-old New Church man who murdered two people in a December 2021 crime spree that began in  Pocomoke City, Md., and continued into Virginia was sentenced to 40 years in the penitentiary with more time...
Exmore sewer installation has ‘loose ends’, grease gums works for some residents

Exmore hears positives of battery facility

BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — A company seeking to build a 10-megawatt battery energy storage system in Exmore presented to the town council on Monday, Oct. 7, hoping to sway the council’s opinion after Exmore’s planning commission voted...
County mulls pay increases for employees

County mulls pay increases for employees

BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton supervisors are considering approving raises for county employees but are waiting for staff to complete further research before voting on the matter. The goal is to provide “competitive salaries to attract...