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June 25, 2026

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

Northampton Needs To Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Northampton Needs To Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Dear Editor: We have all heard the refrain that the Eastern Shore of Virginia is often “50 years behind the times,” which is an overstatement but not necessarily all that bad in the opinion of many who call the ESVA home. Indeed, lagging behind the over-populated,...
Northampton Needs To Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Onley Should Make More Effort to Inform Citizens

Dear Editor: The Onley Town Council met Dec. 27 to hold a public hearing on the proposed changes to the town charter. I checked the Onley town website to get a copy of the proposed changes and found that copies were only available at the town office. The Onley town...
Northampton Needs To Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Article Promotes Partisan Bill

Dear Editor: The Eastern Shore Post is showing its political bias again with an article on how Build Back Better would help Eastern Shore flooding, which it blames on sea level rise. The sea level isn’t rising more in some places than others, that’s absurd. The...
Northampton Needs To Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Captains Cove Deserves Consideration

Dear Editor: Captains Cove is the fastest growing area in Accomack County. The Cove is second in size to Chincoteague, and homeowners pay about $1.5 million a year to the county in taxes. The county board of supervisors is about to vote on putting a rental complex in...
Northampton Needs To Regulate Short-Term Rentals

Bells Are Ringing

Dear Editor: The Northampton County Salvation Army Unit is ringing bells in December at Food Lion in Exmore and Cape Charles. Please support the efforts of the Northampton County Salvation Army Unit as it raises funds to support community needs during the Christmas...