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June 28, 2026

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

Yellow Jacket backs a four-pronged attack

Yellow Jacket backs a four-pronged attack

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — Exactly 100 years ago, Notre Dame’s unbeaten football team won the national championship behind a quartet of running backs that legendary sportswriter Grantland Rice gave a nickname that would go down in history. “Outlined against...
Shallows the sites of puppy drum and speck catches

Shallows the sites of puppy drum and speck catches

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Small red drum, known locally as puppy drum, and speckled trout continue to provide the bulk of the catches in the shallow waters on both sides of the Eastern Shore. Look for increasing numbers of small rockfish (striped bass) during...
Theresa Franklin

Theresa Franklin

Mrs. Theresa Franklin, age 72, beloved wife, mother, and sister, passed away peacefully on Oct. 12 at Riverside Hospital in Onancock. She was surrounded by her loving husband and two children. She was born on Dec. 30, 1951, on Chincoteague Island, to the late Stanley...
James Williams Jr.

James Williams Jr.

Mr. James S. Williams Jr., a beloved 94-year-old gentleman of Chincoteague, passed peacefully into the loving arms of the Lord on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2024, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock. James was one of 18 siblings. He was born on Jan. 7, 1930, in...
Tine Bakker

Tine Bakker

Mrs. Tine Louise Bakker was born in Westzaan, Netherlands, on Sept. 24, 1927. Her father owned a fabrication plant for cardboard boxes, which remained operational throughout World War II. She remembered running errands for him on her bicycle delivering sugar or flour...
Larry Pruitt

Larry Pruitt

Mr. Larry Lee Pruitt, 77, was welcomed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior and his beloved wife, Janet Lee Pruitt, on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. A lifelong resident of Tangier Island, Larry was born Oct. 18, 1946, to the late Smith and Viola Parks Pruitt. Like...
Robert Carr Jr.

Robert Carr Jr.

Mr. Robert Earl Carr Jr., 59, husband of Sheree Ewell Carr and a resident of Garner, N.C., passed away at his home on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024. Born Feb. 10, 1965, Robert was the son of Barbara Taylor Carr, of Bloxom, and the late Robert Earl “Bob” Carr. He was a...