by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Opinion
BY ARTHUR UPSHUR, Guest columnist — We recently had another great example of local citizen action on the Eastern Shore. There was a vote by the Northampton Board of Supervisors on a rezoning to allow a new development near Cedar Grove, at the southern end of the...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Headlines, News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The mayor of Cape Charles has sold a property in town that is already booked all summer as a short-term rental, a property use under increasing criticism from town residents. First-term Mayor Adam Charney confirmed in a telephone...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Features
BY KIRK MARINER, Special to Shore First At “the Hermitage” near Cape Charles, the noises and dangers of the modern world seem far removed. The old house, built prior to 1783, stands at the end of its own private lane half a mile east of Cape Charles, a handsome...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Opinion
BY BARRY MEARS, Special to Shore First When it came to feeling safe, Accomac was much like any other community on the Eastern Shore. We were trusted to ride our bicycles down to the drugstore for an ice-cold soda pop; this was a gathering spot for old timers to solve...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Sports
BY RYAN WEBB, Shore First — The Shore is home to three free public disc golf courses — Indiantown in Eastville, the Historic Onancock School, and Sawmill Park in Accomac. There is also a private course that is pay-to-play in Exmore called Lynwood Forrest. Indiantown...