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June 24, 2026

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

Butch Matthews

Butch Matthews

Mr. John David “Butch” Matthews Jr., 83, husband of Penny Hawkins Matthews and a resident of Cashville, formerly of Virginia Beach, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, Aug. 21, 2022. Born Feb. 19, 1939, in Norfolk, he was the son of John D. Matthews Sr....
Local man keeps boatbuilding tradition afloat

Local man keeps boatbuilding tradition afloat

By Carol Vaughn — Walt Chandler is building a boat in the well-equipped workshop behind his house outside Onancock. The boatis so large, he will have to remove part of a wall to bring it outside when the hull is complete. It’s not the first boat Chandler has built....
Lightning Strike Damages Church Steeple

Lightning Strike Damages Church Steeple

Staff Report — A lightning strike Sunday afternoon damaged the steeple of Broadway Baptist Church in Cashville. Firefighters from Onancock, Melfa, Tasley, Wachapregue, and Painter were dispatched at around 1:29 p.m. to the church for a report of a working fire. Fire...
Donald Gene “Donnie” Baggett

Donald Gene “Donnie” Baggett

Mr. Donald Gene “Donnie” Baggett, 79, husband of Sandra Parker “Sandy” Baggett and a resident of Cashville, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. A native of Virginia Beach, Donnie was born Sept. 13, 1942, in...