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June 25, 2026

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

$140M in New Funding for Wallops’ Rocket Lab

$140M in New Funding for Wallops’ Rocket Lab

By Linda CicoiraRocket Lab, the New Zealand-based company that is planning to build a launchpad at Virginia Space and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island for its Electron rockets, announced $140 million in new funding last week.According to the...
Firefighters Save Two Homes

Firefighters Save Two Homes

By Linda CicoiraVolunteer firefighters in Accomack County saved two houses from destruction after fires broke out in Schooner Bay and Lee Mont on Thanksgiving Day. No injuries were reported in either incident.“It was just a busy evening,” said Chief Adam James of...
Police Seek Information in Pocomoke Shooting

Police Seek Information in Pocomoke Shooting

By Linda CicoiraPocomoke City, Md., police officers were called Monday to the Walmart store parking lot on Old Snow Hill Road where they found the victim of a gunshot wound.The victim, who was shot in the leg and not identified, was taken to Peninsula Regional Medical...