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June 21, 2026

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

Northampton County curbs wetlands ‘banks’

Northampton County curbs wetlands ‘banks’

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton supervisors voted Tuesday night to prevent future wetland mitigation projects that only would benefit other localities. Such projects “cannot be allowed in Northampton County; 73% of our land is water; only 200...
State seeks input on funding for rail-trail proposal

State seeks input on funding for rail-trail proposal

BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Eastern Shore residents from Chincoteague to lower Northampton County flocked to a public hearing about the Eastern Shore Rail Trail at Eastern Shore Community College. The purpose of Monday’s open house-style hearing was to seek...
Accomack County NAACP sets Freedom Fund Banquet

Accomack County NAACP sets Freedom Fund Banquet

On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Accomack NAACP will host its Freedom Fund Banquet and Image Awards Ceremony.  The event will begin with a networking reception at 5 p.m. and the formal banquet is at 6 p.m. at Mary N. Smith Cultural Center in Accomac.  The event’s theme is,...