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June 26, 2026

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Rick Spohn

Rick Spohn

Mr. Richard Lynn “Rick” Spohn, 71, beloved husband of Peggy Guthrie Spohn and a resident of Onley, passed away Saturday, March 1, 2025, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born Aug. 28, 1953, in Sharon, Pa., and raised in Masury, Ohio, he was the...
Kinsley Parks

Kinsley Parks

Kinsley Noelle Parks, 4, of Crisfield, Md., tragically passed away on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Wilmington, Del. Born in Salisbury, Md., on Feb. 15, 2021, she was a daughter of Autumn Rebecca Parks and Jalen Scott Evans, of Crisfield,...
Jack Phillips

Jack Phillips

Mr. John (Jack) Edward Phillips II, a retired retail executive, born Nov. 4, 1932, passed away peacefully after a brief illness in Newport News on Jan. 29, 2025. He was born in Belle Haven and preceded in death by his loving wife of 72 years, Barbara Phillips, who...
AI could track STRs in Northampton County

AI could track STRs in Northampton County

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County supervisors are considering the services of an online firm to attain compliance with regulations for short-term vacation rental homes, which are currently under development. Granicus provides governments and...
Man sentenced for distributing oxycodone

Man sentenced for distributing oxycodone

BY NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A 420-pound Accomack County man who was convicted of distributing oxycodone tried unsuccessfully to have his incarceration delayed while his medical care in prison is coordinated.  Travis Wade Bailey, 59, of Temperanceville,...