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June 24, 2026

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

William Hanson West

William Hanson West

Mr. William Hanson “Bill” West, of Nelsonia, passed away peacefully at his residence on June 30, 2022, surrounded by his family. He was born on Sept. 11, 1921, in Modest Town, son of the late John Hanson “Hance” West and the late Blanche Bundick West. Following...
Thalia Virginia Watson

Thalia Virginia Watson

Mrs. Thalia Virginia “Miss T” Watson, 95, of Nelsonia, passed away Jan. 1, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley.  She was born on Chincoteague Island Dec. 18, 1926, a daughter to the late Arthur and Edna (Moore) Taylor. She was a...
Two Men Arrested After Man Shot in Nelsonia

Two Men Arrested After Man Shot in Nelsonia

Staff Report — Two men were arrested after a man was shot in Nelsonia early on the day after Thanksgiving. According to Sheriff Todd Wessells, the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of shots fired in the Johnson Court area of Nelsonia around 2:24 a.m....
Jon Ayres Harrison

Jon Ayres Harrison

Mr. Jon Ayres Harrison, 85, husband of the late Lillie Anne Mister Harrison and a resident of Nelsonia, passed away Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born July 11, 1936, in Greenbush, he was the son of the late George Werner...
Madison Taylor Wessells

Madison Taylor Wessells

Ms. Madison Taylor Wessells, 21, of Nelsonia, passed away Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, at Centra Southside Hospital in Farmville, Va. Left to cherish her memory are her loving parents, Virgil Lee Wessells III and Ann Bell Wessells, of Nelsonia; sister, Delaney Rush...