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June 25, 2026

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

Cape Charles town manager to retire

Cape Charles town manager to retire

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Cape Charles Town Manager John Hozey will retire mid-year in 2025, and the search for his replacement is underway. The process began in September, after Cape Charles hired international consulting firm Baker Tilly,...
Pungoteague church is small but mighty

Pungoteague church is small but mighty

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — A self-described Eastern Shore “country preacher” is giving all credit to God after his church received an award for its growing community service in partnership with the local food bank. “God sends who we need at the time …...
$30k worth of marijuana seized in sweep

$30k worth of marijuana seized in sweep

A coordinated sweep by several Eastern Shore police agencies in November yielded several arrests, 83 traffic tickets, and $30,000 in marijuana, police said.  The Blue Wave Initiative operations were conducted in Northampton and Accomack counties on Friday, Nov. 22,...
Central Park bathrooms to receive facelift

Central Park bathrooms to receive facelift

The restrooms at Cape Charles Central Park will be renovated over the next month, officials said. Many have stopped for a few minutes to use the park’s restrooms. The park hosts summer concerts, the Crabby Blues Festival, the DockDogs Classic, a playground, pickleball...
Baldwin, philanthropist and banker, dies at 92

Baldwin, philanthropist and banker, dies at 92

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — H. Furlong Baldwin, the genteel but uncompromisingly forthright national banking leader who was the 11th generation of his family to live in Northampton County, died Saturday, Dec. 7, at  Eyre Hall, his estate near Eastville,...