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June 24, 2026

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

Bomb Threat at ESCC A Hoax, Police Say

Bomb Threat at ESCC A Hoax, Police Say

Staff Report — A bomb threat Tuesday about Eastern Shore Community College, in Melfa, shut down a building until officers were able to search it. No explosive device was found. According to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells, the Sheriff’s Office received a report...
Man Wanted on Assault, Abduction

Man Wanted on Assault, Abduction

Staff Report — The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a man wanted on charges of assault and battery, strangulation, malicious wounding, and abduction. The sheriff’s office this week posted a wanted bulletin for Christopher R. Collison. Collison is...
‘One of a Kind’: Shore Mourns Charles Baines III

‘One of a Kind’: Shore Mourns Charles Baines III

By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore community is mourning the death of Accomack County sheriff’s deputy Corporal Charles Linwood Baines III. Baines, 50, died Saturday at his home in Painter, according to Accomack County Sheriff Todd Wessells. “We are heartbroken at...