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June 24, 2026

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

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....
Northam Reflects on Governorship

Northam Reflects on Governorship

By Carol Vaughn — Virginia’s 73rd governor, Ralph Northam, in an interview with the Eastern Shore Post last week looked back at his administration’s accomplishments and talked about what comes next. Northam, only the second Eastern Shore native to serve as Virginia...
Op-Ed: New Strategies Needed to Save Tangier

Op-Ed: New Strategies Needed to Save Tangier

By Gary L. Morgan — I was intrigued to read the published letter to the editor, “More Needs To Be Done for Tangier” (Oct. 10, https://staging.easternshorepost.com/2021/10/10/more-needs-to-be-done-for-tangier/) More than 80% of known land subsidence (sinking) in the...