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June 25, 2026

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

Local Businesses Need to Up Their Game

Local Businesses Need to Up Their Game

Dear Editor: I am writing today in response to local ads for citizens to “shop local.” The ads start out by telling listeners to shop local because they’ll save time and money and add to the local economy through sales taxes and businesses being able to hand out more...
Local Businesses Need to Up Their Game

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...
Local Businesses Need to Up Their Game

Recognize ESVA

Dear Editor: First, please let me state that the opinions expressed below are mine and mine alone and do not represent any government or volunteer entity that I belong to. I don’t have to tell anyone what a slap in the face it is to see the Eastern Shore left off of...
Coastal Flooding, Gusty Winds Continue Into Monday

Coastal Flooding, Gusty Winds Continue Into Monday

Staff Report  — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing for continued tidal flooding and hazardous marine conditions expected through today. Gusty northeast winds will continue through this morning and slowly decrease this afternoon as a...