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June 24, 2026

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

Don’t Let Shore Be Ignored

Don’t Let Shore Be Ignored

Dear Editor: I am very distressed that once again the Eastern Shore has been omitted from something “official.” I have a suggestion for all us forgotten Eastern Shoremen. Here’s a good way to let the Virginia Museum of History and Culture know what our peninsula looks...
Don’t Let Shore Be Ignored

Keep Up Push for Inclusion

Dear Editor: I am writing in response to the article “Where is the ESVA? Not on Official Virginia History Ornament,” published in your newspaper on Oct.14. As a resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia who was born and raised in both Accomack and Northampton...
Don’t Let Shore Be Ignored

Give Rail Group a Chance

Dear Editor: I was pleased to see the article in last week’s Post about the pair trying to save the railroad. I hope these two men are successful in their effort. Three years ago when the supervisors wanted to abandon the rails, I went to all of the meetings. At the...
Fishing From the Shore 09.13.2019

Fishing From the Shore 09.13.2019

The Eastern Shore of Virginia fared well with the passing of Hurricane Dorian and except for the period when Dorian’s outer bands of wind and rain approached our coastline, the storm appears to have also left a minimal effect on the area’s fishing. Before the weekend...