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June 21, 2026

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

New library is complete; lease isn’t

New library is complete; lease isn’t

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A new regional library building is ready for occupation, but the timeline to move in and open the facility in Parksley remains unknown. Accomack County, which owns the facility, and the Eastern Shore Public Library Board of...
Fishermen file menhaden lawsuit vs. VMRC

Fishermen file menhaden lawsuit vs. VMRC

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post— A group of commercial and recreational fishermen is suing the Virginia Marine Resources Commission for not protecting the Chesapeake Bay’s population of menhaden — the herring-like fish that is a food source for sport fish such...