Eastern Shore Post

June 3, 2026

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

Supervisors approve community revitalization fund

Supervisors approve community revitalization fund

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton supervisors on Jan. 14 approved an ordinance to establish a community revitalization fund as permitted by Virginia Code to prevent neighborhood deterioration. Northampton County Administrator Charlie Kolakowski...
Town adopts planned unit development ordinance

Town adopts planned unit development ordinance

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — The Exmore Town Council on Monday, Feb. 3, unanimously approved an ordinance that allows the council to consider applications for planned unit developments, or PUDs, which could mean massive growth for the town. Town Manager...
Town adopts planned unit development ordinance

Town sewer system will be 100% complete by March

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Exmore’s new sewer system will be 100% up and running nearly four years after the town council voted unanimously to partner with the public Hampton Roads Sanitation District on the project. When town officials began seriously...
Bloxom man sentenced in trailer park stabbing

Bloxom man sentenced in trailer park stabbing

BY NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A Bloxom man will spend 10 years in prison for fatally stabbing a man in a Mappsville trailer park.    Edwin Colon Matias, 38, pleaded guilty in September 2024 to the second-degree murder of Deandre Abbott. The plea...