by Sarah Barban | Aug 11, 2026 | News
On Aug. 12, 1963, Jack Nottingham, manager of the A&P store in Exmore, was named chairman of a nominating committee to propose officers for an Exmore business association. Temporary chairman John Daughtery said the large group present at the meeting expected to...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 29, 2026 | News
PONY AUCTION: 8 a.m., Chincoteague Carnival Grounds, Chincoteague. The annual Chincoteague Pony Auction will take place.BINGO: 11 a.m., Cape Charles Civic Center, Cape Charles. The Cape Charles Memorial Library is hosting family bingo. All ages are welcome.CHILDRENS...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 29, 2026 | News
BY SARAH BARBAN, Eastern Shore Post — This season the Onley Recreation Association swim team, the Skimmers, has qualified more swimmers for the Delmarva Swim Association championships than ever before, and the season isn’t over yet. More than 40 members of the...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 29, 2026 | News
Six-year-old Ernest Jester Jr., of Chicoteague, fatally drowned July 30, 1963, while playing around the waterfront near Charles B. Gall’s store on South Main Street. On July 30, 1959, the Peninsula Enterprise reported that the Eastern Shore welcomed three new...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 29, 2026 | News
The 101st annual Chincoteague Pony Swim on Wednesday, July 29, lasted 4 minutes and 37 seconds. 150 ponies came ashore at 10:05 a.m. after crossing from Assateague to Chincoteague island at slack tide with the help of the Saltwater Cowboys. The annual pony auction...
