by James Ritch | Mar 13, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Jerry Farring Lilliston, 77, beloved husband of Billie L. Lilliston and a resident of Accomac, passed away peacefully with his loving wife of 57 years by his side on March 10, 2021, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. Born March 30, 1943, he was the son of the...
by James Ritch | Mar 13, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Eileen Ashton, 96, wife of the late Eugene G. Ashton Sr. and a resident of Painter, passed away Monday, March 1, 2021, at Commonwealth Senior Living at the Eastern Shore, Onancock. Born in New London, Conn., and raised in Langhorne, Pa., she married and raised...
by James Ritch | Mar 12, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Parksley is looking for two new council members after Dana Bundick and John Carter Parks resigned in January. The council will hold a work session Monday, March 29, to discuss making appointments to fill the vacant seats until an election is held....
by James Ritch | Mar 11, 2021 | Features
By Connie Morrison — Michael Teets was destined to have a music-filled life, said his cousin Jody Leonard. As an 8-year-old, he drank in organist Diane Bish’s “The Joy of Music” on PBS at Leonard’s house, a show in which Bish plays and demonstrates features of pipe...
by James Ritch | Mar 11, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A survey about founding a four-year university on the Eastern Shore is underway and residents’ input is being sought. A team of executive MBA graduate students at Virginia Commonwealth University partnered with the University of the Eastern Shore of...
