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June 24, 2026

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

Mapp nabs a speckled trout with dad

Mapp nabs a speckled trout with dad

BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — The local offshore blue water season has started, with boats based out of Wachapreague and Chincoteague reporting catches of yellowfin tuna while trolling ballyhoo in the Washington Canyon. On the bayside, cobia catches have come...
Jackets reclaim state soccer title

Jackets reclaim state soccer title

BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — One year ago, Northampton’s boys soccer team took a long — and very quiet — bus ride back home from Salem, where the Yellow Jackets had just lost in the state semifinals. The trip, more than six hours, seemed like it took forever....
Barbara Bynum

Barbara Bynum

Mrs. Barbara Holderfield Bynum was born April 16, 1942, in Portsmouth, and she passed away peacefully at her Nassawadox home on June 14, 2025, from pancreatic cancer. Bobbie attended Woodrow Wilson High School and Longwood College, then worked as a math teacher at...