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September 24, 2026

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

Kaine discusses ways to help area aquaculturalists

Kaine discusses ways to help area aquaculturalists

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine met with Eastern Shore oyster and clam growers in Cape Charles on Friday, March 17, to discuss proposed immigration reform and other ways to support the aquaculturalists’ livelihood. Chris Buck, owner of...
Kaine announces $103M to replace old Wallops bridge

Kaine announces $103M to replace old Wallops bridge

BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine joined NASA and Virginia Space officials Friday on Wallops Island, where Kaine visited the 63-year-old bridge that links the mainland to the island to highlight the securing of $103 million in federal funds to...
Northampton County curbs wetlands ‘banks’

Northampton County curbs wetlands ‘banks’

BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton supervisors voted Tuesday night to prevent future wetland mitigation projects that only would benefit other localities. Such projects “cannot be allowed in Northampton County; 73% of our land is water; only 200...
State seeks input on funding for rail-trail proposal

State seeks input on funding for rail-trail proposal

BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Eastern Shore residents from Chincoteague to lower Northampton County flocked to a public hearing about the Eastern Shore Rail Trail at Eastern Shore Community College. The purpose of Monday’s open house-style hearing was to seek...