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November 2, 2026

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

Many of the memorable TV stars were not what I remember. Can we learn that age is relative by watching television? I think so. Yippee! I thought Carroll O’Connor was at least 65 when he played Archie Bunker in the 1970s series, “All in the Family.” I was wrong as much...
Art and Music on the Farm

Art and Music on the Farm

Hundreds turned out on a sunny Saturday of Memorial Day weekend for the Barrier Islands Center’s popular Art and Music on the Farm Festival. Art, music, landscaping plants, food, beer and wine, and visiting friends and neighbors were all on the agenda.
A Memoir for Memorial Day

A Memoir for Memorial Day

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published in 1999. It is republished in the Eastern Shore Post with permission. By Michael Segers — We started early on a Thursday morning and stopped at a fast food restaurant for breakfast. With my friend Ken’s...

I’m one of those people who can disregard my own mess and work around it. I am not bothered by a kitchen table that is covered with documents. The desktop on my computer has 4,000 things stored on it, all in disarray, and I can still usually find what I am looking...