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July 2, 2026

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

Nature Conservancy completes Wachapreague oyster reef

Nature Conservancy completes Wachapreague oyster reef

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore First — The Nature Conservancy recently completed a $1.4 million oyster reef project with the help of nearly 160 volunteers, mostly Eastern Shore residents, who logged nearly 2,200 volunteer hours on the project. “It’s really, really...
Being more realistic with big predictions for 2024

Being more realistic with big predictions for 2024

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore First None of my predictions for 2023 came true. I guessed Belle Haven would get more sidewalks and Accomack and Northampton school systems would merge. I was wrong. I predicted surf fishing would be allowed on Fisherman Island. How can...