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October 12, 2026

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

Cobia and yellowfin tuna are biting

Cobia and yellowfin tuna are biting

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Yellowfin tuna in the Washington Canyon and cobia in the lower Chesapeake Bay have been receiving most of the local angling world’s attention. Unfortunately, this week’s unsettled weather is making it difficult to pursue these...
Kelly Thomas

Kelly Thomas

Her family’s silent angel, Ms. Kelly Renae Thomas, 34, stepped into God’s eternal embrace on July 4, 2025. Born on Jan. 17, 1991, in Nassawadox, Kelly was the beloved daughter of Bruce Edward Thomas and Lorie Linton Thomas, of Saxis. Though her time here on Earth was...
Frances “Mike” Raley

Frances “Mike” Raley

Mrs. Frances Michael Smith Raley, born to Helen Grace Savage Smith and Francis Michael Smith on Oct. 21, 1944, in Nassawadox, and who went by Mike, passed away on Monday, Nov. 25, 2024, from old age with family by her side and an Irish ditty on the radio.  She is...
Cobia fishing is heating up in the bay

Cobia fishing is heating up in the bay

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Cobia are drawing the attention of most anglers fishing from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel up the entire bayside of the Eastern Shore. These warm-water-loving fish should soon be joined with the arrival of Spanish mackerel,...