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June 23, 2026

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

White marlins caught offshore

White marlins caught offshore

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post, Sept. 12, 2025 Local angling action is transitioning from the summertime fisheries to autumn-like action. Red drum remains the most consistent fishery, while the cobia population has almost completely left local waters just as the...
Diane Walker

Diane Walker

Mrs. Diane Walker, 82, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025. Born June 2, 1943, in Brick, N.J., she was the daughter of the late Evalena Miller Tilton. In 1961, Diane married the love of her...
Virginia Fisher

Virginia Fisher

On Friday, September 5, 2025, Mrs. Virginia Ross Fisher, 78, passed away at her home in Onancock surrounded by her devoted family. Virginia was born on Chincoteague Island on Sept. 4, 1947, to the late Francis and Betty Ross. She became a sister to Wayne, now...
PC Kellam

PC Kellam

Mr. Preston Cornelius Kellam Jr., better known as PC, 81, passed away Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. He was a resident of Silver Beach and Commonwealth Senior Living of the Eastern Shore in Onancock.  He was born Sept. 28, 1943, in Nassawadox. He lived in Onancock and...
Carole Sorensen

Carole Sorensen

Mrs. Carole Sorensen, 83, of Great Bridge, entered into eternal rest on Aug. 31, 2025, after a 15-year battle with lymphoma. Born in Newport News to the late Eva Perkins Upshur and Granville F. Hogg  Sr., Carole was raised on the Eastern Shore of Virginia and...
Nancy Wood

Nancy Wood

Mrs. Nancy Ann Wood, 81, of Mappsville, former longtime resident of New Church, was welcomed into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Born Dec. 23, 1943, in Fordwick and raised in Pocomoke City, she was the daughter of the late Sally Marie...