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June 22, 2026

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

Jackets’ historic season comes to an end

Jackets’ historic season comes to an end

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 28, 2025 A week after playing one of its best defensive games of the year, Northampton had few answers for Rappahannock’s explosive offense in the Class 1A Region semifinals last Friday night, falling 55-18 to the visiting...
Jackets roll, snapping 30-year playoff drought

Jackets roll, snapping 30-year playoff drought

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post, Nov. 21, 2025 A few dozen teenage boys made history in Eastville last Friday night, as Northampton became the first Eastern Shore District football team to win a state playoff game in 30 years. The Yellow Jackets easily handled...
Ryan Turner

Ryan Turner

Mr. Ryan Lamont Turner, whose life journey began on Nov. 23, 1969, at the Jersey Shore Medical Center in New Jersey, completed his earthly sojourn on Nov. 9, 2025, at Sibley Memorial Hospital in Washington, D.C., following an extended illness. His life was a testament...
George Bowden

George Bowden

Mr. George Edward Bowden, 93, of Chincoteague Island, passed away peacefully at his home on Nov. 20, 2025. He was born on Nov. 5, 1932, on the island he loved, and he spent the entirety of his life there. He was the son of the late Earl Daniel and Gladys Hancock...
Lewis Wright

Lewis Wright

Mr. Lewis “Lou” James Wright, 91, of Atlantic, passed away on Nov. 17, 2025, surrounded by his family. Born on Oct. 10, 1934, in Elkton, he was the son of Ashby Lee Wright and Alma Burkett Wright. Left to cherish his memory are his children, Ricky Wright and his wife,...
Michael Breslin

Michael Breslin

The Rev. James Michael Breslin passed away peacefully on Nov. 18, 2025, at the rectory of Saint Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Cape Charles, where he had been the parish priest for 30 years. Father Michael was born in Roanoke on July 5, 1939, to John Breslin and...