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🌱 Two Onancock residents named in latest Eastern Shore drug indictments

Onancock, Virginia Patch AM: a 3 min read

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In today's newsletter:

  • Two Onancock residents named in latest Eastern Shore drug indictments

Also on today's calendar: The GovCon Summer Soiree - Federal Contractors NETWORKING EVENT and 2 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a fish with 3 eyes? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Monday: Sunny and a steady breeze, with a high of 71 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Tuesday: Beautiful with clouds and sun, temps: high: 75, low: 63.
  • Wednesday: Humid with clouds and sun, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Nine indicted for drug charges in Accomack (shoredailynews.com) — Two Onancock residents are among nine Eastern Shore individuals recently indicted by an Accomack grand jury on various felony drug charges, including cocaine and fentanyl possession. The indictments span alleged incidents from late 2025 into early 2026 across several nearby communities.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Tuesday June 9
  • Friends Tuesday Social →
    Major Hillard Library, 824 Old George Washington Hwy N, Chesapeake
    11:00 am
    • Wednesday June 10
  • Lunchtime Theater →
    Major Hillard Library, 824 Old George Washington Hwy N, Chesapeake
    10:30 am
  • Planning Commission Meeting →
    Accomac County Board Chambers, 23296 Courthouse Avenue, Room #104 Accomac, Vir
    7:00 pm
    • Thursday June 11
  • Audit Committee Meeting →
    Accomac County Board of Supervisor's Chambers, 23296 Courthouse Ave, Suite #104
    5:00 pm
  • Dungeons & Dragons (DND) →
    Major Hillard Library, 824 Old George Washington Hwy N, Chesapeake
    5:00 pm
    • Monday June 15
  • Board of Supervisors Meeting: Accomack-Northampton Planning Distric
    Accomac County A-NPDC Office, 23372 Front Street Accomac, Virginia 23301
    7:00 pm
    • Tuesday June 16
  • Logic and Accuracy (L&A) testing of the voting equipment for the 20
    Accomac County Registrar's Office, 24387 Joynes Neck Road Accomac, Virginia 233
    9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Advantage Solutions posted a job opening for Traveling Retail Merchandiser in Onley. Apply here.
  • Roses Discount Stores posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate in Onley. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Onancock here.

🗞 Nearby News

Chincoteague

  • Chincoteague Island: Virginia's Best-Kept Waterfront Secret (thestate.com)
  • Banded oystercatchers help scientists track shorebird recovery at Chincoteague Refuge (shoredailynews.com)
  • This Tiny Virginia Seafood Shack Serving Crab Cakes Worth Planning A Whole Trip Around (takingthekids.com)

Cape Charles

  • Bluegrass and Sunset Festival Set to Bring Top Bluegrass Talent to Cape Charles (capecharlesmirror.com)
  • Cape Charles Christian School Offers Tuition Discount for First Responders and Military Families (capecharlesmirror.com)

Ok Onancock! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A fiiish! (Thank you Ernie B. for sending it in!)
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