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June 24, 2026

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

DEQ Groundwater Public Meeting Heats Up to a Boil

DEQ Groundwater Public Meeting Heats Up to a Boil

By Linda Cicoira — Environmentalist Ken Dufty, of Northampton County, was so exasperated by comments made at a recent Eastern Shore Groundwater Committee (ESGWC) meeting that he suggested Chairman John Coker move to Accomack to live beside a cluster of 24...

Board Approves Poultry Consent Orders

By Linda Cicoira The State Water Control Board approved consent orders late last week for 57 poultry operations on the Eastern Shore allowing each of them to withdraw more than 300,000 gallons of groundwater a month. Cindy Berndt, director of regulatory affairs for...