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Mother of Northampton suicide victim: ‘Be kind — and listen’

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Lonnie Smith was a young man who had an old soul — and a short life. “I knew that I was going to lose him young,” said his mother, Angela Smith. “I always knew.” The promising artist died by suicide on Sept. 2, not far from...
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Parksley officials mull crackdown on food trucks

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Parksley is deliberating how to manage new food trucks in town and could dramatically reduce the number of days they can operate in town. The town council during a public hearing Monday, Sept. 11, discussed proposed guidelines that would allow mobile food vendors...
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DECISION ’23: Wolff seeks re-election to District 2 seat on Board of Supervisors

Ron Wolff, a five-term member of the Accomack County Board of Supervisors, has announced his re-election candidacy for the District 2 seat in the Nov. 7 election. “It has always been an honor to serve my constituents of District 2 on the board of supervisors, to keep taxes low, and...
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DECISION ’23: Speidel seeks re-election to Accomack School Board’s District 1 seat

Jesse Speidel, a lifelong resident of Chincoteague Island, has announced his re-election campaign for the District 1 seat on the Accomack County School Board in the Nov. 7 election. Speidel was appointed to serve in 2017 and was elected for his current term in 2020. Speidel, a graduate of Chincoteague...
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NORTHAMPTON: LONE BID IS $99 MILLION FOR UPGRADED HIGH AND MIDDLE SCHOOL — $15M MORE THAN LOW BID LAST FALL

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County Public Schools received a bid of nearly $99 million for its high school and middle school improvement project — around $15 million more than the low bid received about a year ago. Superintendent Lisa Martin said on Monday, Sept. 18, that “no...
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Chincoteague resort opened without required health permits

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A Chincoteague resort featuring floating bungalows is voluntarily closing for the season after it had been operating without required permits from the Virginia Department of Health. BluFin Bungalows & Marina opened in late July but announced in a letter to the health department it...
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Accomack County OKs chicken farm over objections

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A Savageville poultry farm is poised to resume operations, despite objections from over a dozen neighbors. The Accomack County Board of Zoning Appeals in a 3-2 vote granted exceptions to the county’s poultry ordinance that allow the six-house operation to resume raising chickens, pending...
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Eastern Shore of Virginia store sells $1M Virginia Lottery ticket

Saturday, Sept. 9, was a big day for two Virginia Lottery players. One won $1 million in that night’s Powerball drawing, and the other won $1 million after taxes in the same night’s Bank a Million drawing. The question now is: Who are Virginia’s newest big winners? The Powerball...
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