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June 29, 2026

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

Mario Fumoso

Mario Fumoso

Mr. Mario Fumoso, 95, of Chincoteague Island, passed away peacefully on July 4, 2024, in Virginia Beach. He was surrounded by his loving family and friends. Mario was born on June 24, 1929, in Sicily, Italy. He came to America in the early 1950s and joined the...
Arthur Godwin

Arthur Godwin

Mr. Arthur James Godwin, 89, of Lee Mont, husband of Claudia Lewis Godwin, passed away on Sept. 10, 2024, in Salisbury, Md. Born on July 22, 1935, in Saxis, he was the son of the late Winfred James Godwin and the late Dolcie Martin Godwin. In his early life, Arthur...
Charges filed after dogs, cats, snakes seized

Charges filed after dogs, cats, snakes seized

Three people have been charged with animal cruelty after 34 dogs, four snakes, and two cats were seized from a Northampton County home. Tyrone Onley, 43, and Tamica Gunter, 25, both of Jamesville, have been charged with 35 counts of animal cruelty, said Northampton...
Golf cart death rattles Trails  End Campground

Golf cart death rattles Trails End Campground

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Robert Jude Vandornick Jr. left a gathering of friends on the evening of Saturday, Sept. 14, in his golf cart and headed home the back way. It was a way he’d traveled frequently, through the back of his property in Trails End...
Washed up medical waste closes Assateague beach

Washed up medical waste closes Assateague beach

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Hal Miller walked Assateague beach near the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge in the wind and rain on Tuesday, Sept. 17, and saw the medical waste for himself. “Occasionally you’ll see a little man-made cylinder,” said Miller,...