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June 24, 2026

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

On hot days, ‘go early or go deep’

On hot days, ‘go early or go deep’

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Although the best time to go fishing for most of us is whenever we can, my best advice for catching fish this time of year is “go early or go deep!” With the exceptions of cobia and Spanish mackerel, most of our inshore species are...
Ann Elder

Ann Elder

Mrs. Ann Parker Bennett Elder, 87, wife of the late Charles Richard “Chuck” Elder, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 13, 2025, surrounded by her loving family. Born May 1, 1938, in Cashville, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Murrell Parker and Pauline...
Sue Pruitt

Sue Pruitt

Mrs. Sue Stevenson Pruitt, 81, of Cape Charles, died Monday, July 14, 2025. She was preceded in death by her loving husband of 59 years, Clement Melvin Pruitt; her parents, Virgil Casey Stevenson and Katherine Stevenson Penney; her sister, Martha Parsley Rice, and her...
Barbara Vitak

Barbara Vitak

Mrs. Barbara May Vitak, 93, wife of the late Joseph Norman Vitak, passed away peacefully at her home in Onancock on Monday, July 7, 2025. One of eight children, Barbara was born Sept. 15, 1931, in Baltimore, to the late Lawrence and Ernestine Higdon. Raised in a...
Tommy Baylis

Tommy Baylis

Mr. Thomas Michael “Tommy” Baylis, 73, husband of the late Cindy Mae Baylis, passed away Thursday, July 10, 2025, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. Born Nov. 1, 1951, in Brooklyn, N.Y., and raised on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, he was the son...