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June 25, 2026

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

Whispering Pines to Whisper Its Last

Whispering Pines to Whisper Its Last

By Linda Cicoira — The former Whispering Pines Motel, in ruins from being neglected and set afire during an infamous arson spree, is going to be demolished at last. Well, at least there is an approved plan for the dangerous, abandoned, and deteriorating...
NASA Wallops Visitor Center Conducting Apollo Anniversary Youth Art Contest

NASA Employees Back to Work

By Linda Cicoira — Hundreds of workers went back to their jobs Monday at the NASA Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) and are being paid for the several weeks they were furloughed. The federal shutdown didn’t stop Virginia Space and the Mid-Atlantic Spaceport from...
The Lowdown on the Federal Shutdown

The Lowdown on the Federal Shutdown

By Linda Cicoira — On the isolated Eastern Shore of Virginia alone, the federal government shutdown means 122 Coast Guardsmen have been working without pay, about 1,700 employees and contractors associated with NASA are without work, federal approvals for other...