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July 5, 2026

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

Tangier is Tapped Out

Tangier is Tapped Out

By Linda Cicoira — Surrounded by water but not a drop to drink. That was life this week on Tangier Island after the water tower was drained when a new water line burst last Sunday night. “Of all things, I never thought we’d have a problem for lack of water,”...
Brothers Bag 59 Birds Too Many

Brothers Bag 59 Birds Too Many

By Linda Cicoira — Two brothers were cited earlier this month in U.S. District Court in Salisbury, Md., for charges related to “grossly” exceeding their daily bag limit of clapper rail birds near Chincoteague. The incidents occurred in September 2018. The...
Local Woman Dies in Crash

Local Woman Dies in Crash

By Linda Cicoira — The driver of a car that crashed Friday on Nelsonia Road died at the scene, according to Sgt. Michelle Anaya of the state police. Julia Marie Vermeal, 28, of Adelaide Street in Parksley, was going east, in a 1999 Ford Escort, when she ran off...
Accomack Endorses Equal Rights Amendment

Accomack Endorses Equal Rights Amendment

By Linda Cicoira — Accomack supervisors unanimously agreed Wednesday to urge the General Assembly to vote in favor of Virginia ratifying the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).  They also approved more than $1 million in carryover funds for the school division,...