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June 25, 2026

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

Voter turnout strong in Northampton

BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — About 68% of Northampton County’s registered voters turned out to vote in the 2024 election and cast 6,811 ballots. In the contest for U.S. President, Northampton voters gave 3,547 votes, or 52.56%, to Democrat Kamala D....
Man dies after striking house in Painter crash

Man dies after striking house in Painter crash

A 76-year-old Melfa man died on Monday, Oct. 21, after crashing his 2010 Buick Lucerne into a house on the southbound side of Route 13, according to state police.  Napoleon Claude Coles was found unresponsive at the scene and was pronounced dead by medics, according...
Onancock man sentenced in sauna sexual battery

Onancock man sentenced in sauna sexual battery

By NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A 72-year-old Onancock man convicted of sexual battery after a September 2023 incident at the Onley Family YMCA will spend 90 days in jail.  John Lee Shreaves entered the YMCA men’s sauna.  A man was there with his eyes...