Eastern Shore Post Logo

July 3, 2026

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

School Rape Suspect Named in Indictments

School Rape Suspect Named in Indictments

By Linda Cicoira — The name of the underage suspect charged in connection with the Valentine’s Day rape and abduction of a Northampton High School girl was disclosed in circuit court records Monday. Kwelli Juwan Spady, 17, of Washington Avenue in Cape Charles,...
ESU Needs Land

ESU Needs Land

By Linda Cicoira — Accomack supervisors took no action Wednesday on a request to give county industrial park property to the University of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Foundation to kick-start the group’s dream of getting a four-year college here. “The county...
NASA To Build and Demolish

NASA To Build and Demolish

By Linda Cicoira — NASA is proposing a construction and demolition project plan needed to ensure Wallops Flight Facility will become “the nation’s preferred provider of suborbital and small orbital research carriers and mission services,” according to the final...
ESCC’s Gain is ODU’s Loss

ESCC’s Gain is ODU’s Loss

By Linda Cicoira — James M. Shaeffer, a dean at Old Dominion University and a resident of Norfolk, Va., will become the new president of the Eastern Shore Community College, effective July 1, according to an announcement made Tuesday by Glenn Dubois, chancellor...