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BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post A concerned Accomack County resident spoke up at a public hearing about a proposed 5 cent property tax increase meant to address an EMS fund imbalance during the Board of Supervisors meeting on Monday, April 7. This public hearing, per Virginia Code, was separate from...
Charges are pending after a Parksley man driving a Bloxom ambulance rear-ended a Perdue tractor trailer near the southbound intersection of Route 13 and the entrance to Chesapeake Square in Onley, according to state police.  The tractor trailer, driven by Benjamin Albert Smithwick, of Windsor, N.C., was stopped in the...
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post Dozens of protesters holding up signs criticizing President Donald Trump and Rep. Jen Kiggans lined the sidewalks of Wachapreague on Thursday, April 3, ahead of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce semiannual Eggs and Issues breakfast, a forum with local and state...
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post Yuk Yuk and Joe’s restaurant and bar in Eastville closed on Monday, April 7, but the nearly 25-year-old  local favorite has the chance to reopen with a little help from its friends. Owner Kathy Peirson, aka “Yuk Yuk,” has been a restaurateur for 37 years...
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post Just as the tunnel boring machine nicknamed “Chessie” performed its work on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel’s nearly $756 million parallel tunnel, so the bridge’s traffic and revenue numbers climb: slowly and steadily. Although the most recent traffic numbers dipped slightly — nearly 4.24 million vehicles...
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post The latest draft of the Cape Charles beachfront master plan is a scaled-back version that focuses on preserving the natural feel and simplicity of the beach and improving visitor safety and accessibility. The first draft, presented in October 2024, received public backlash for emulating larger...
Nobody was injured when a vehicle hit a Northampton County school bus near Eastville on Thursday afternoon.