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June 27, 2026

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

Time To Act on Confederate Monument in Eastville

Time To Act on Confederate Monument in Eastville

Dear Editor: I am delighted the Northampton County Board of Supervisors has taken up the question regarding the Old Courthouse Green Confederate Monument. After conducting a public hearing Oct. 13, 2020, the Supervisors discussed the substance of the controversy at...
Time To Act on Confederate Monument in Eastville

Many Thanks to Hospital Auxiliary Members

Dear Editor: On behalf of the Board of Directors of Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital, I would like to recognize the Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital Auxiliary members for their tireless efforts to support our local hospital. Our community would not have a local...
Time To Act on Confederate Monument in Eastville

Election Reveals Narcissism, Hypocricy

Dear Editor: My following remarks are not intended to impugn the motives and character of any individual voter. The level of turnout is to be commended, regardless of who those coming out to vote actually voted for. What is troubling is the collective narcissism and...
Time To Act on Confederate Monument in Eastville

President Deserves To Be ‘Rehired’

(This letter was received prior to the election, but not in time to run before Nov. 3. The author confirmed she still wanted it published.) Dear Editor: This is regarding the Oct. 16 “Firing of Trump” letter. By the authority vested in me by a lot of U.S. citizens, I...
Time To Act on Confederate Monument in Eastville

Article Was Excellent

Dear Editor: I want to commend you all and Mr. David Martin especially for the article in the Oct. 16 paper about the Bay of Pigs. It was excellent and amazing to hear the “rest of the story,” as Paul Harvey used to say. We lived in Grand Isle, La., at that same time...