by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
By NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A 72-year-old Onancock man convicted of sexual battery after a September 2023 incident at the Onley Family YMCA will spend 90 days in jail. John Lee Shreaves entered the YMCA men’s sauna. A man was there with his eyes...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Plans to relocate the public beach of Virginia’s portion of Assateague Island to a new location 2.5 miles north, a move that will change the face of one of the Eastern Shore’s most popular outdoor spaces, are now fully funded...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Accomack County School Board voted to dismiss the school system’s top official on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The vote to end Superintendent Rhonda Hall’s employment comes 16 months after she began the role and follows a series of...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 18, 2024 | Features, Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Kate and John Fitzpatrick planted a seed six years ago when they acquired a historic property near Pungoteague and transformed it into Chatham Flower Farm, one of the first of its kind on the Eastern Shore. Now the...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 18, 2024 | Headlines
Born and raised on the Eastern Shore, David Turner has been a wildlife sculptor for 40 years. His favorite subjects are the diverse and numerous creatures native to the peninsula. “I see sculpture as a reflection of my love for nature,” Turner said. “Seeing that...
