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June 24, 2026

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

U.S. Navy Plane Crashes in Bloxom

U.S. Navy Plane Crashes in Bloxom

By Carol Vaughn and Connie Morrison — A Navy aircraft crashed Monday afternoon in a soybean field off Mason Road in Bloxom, triggering a massive emergency response. The crash was reported around 4:05 p.m. The plane was a Navy E-2C Hawkeye aircraft, the kind that...
Wrobel Out as NASA Wallops Director

Wrobel Out as NASA Wallops Director

By Linda Cicoira — William “Bill” Wrobel, director of NASA Wallops Flight Facility, is leaving the Eastern Shore for a new job in Washington, D.C., a spokesperson for NASA confirmed this week.  A source close to the move told the Eastern Shore Post that the new...