by Ted Shockley | Aug 26, 2024 | Opinion
BY THERESA VAN DESSEL, Guest columnist — We, the Onancock Market Board of Directors, love trees. We also love the market. Many farmers and artisans depend on it for their livelihood. Which is why reports incorrectly linking the market’s future location to the future...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 26, 2024 | Opinion
BY KASEY GRIER, Guest columnist — The Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation just awarded $16,578 to the Chincoteague Island Library and the Cape Charles Memorial Library to upgrade their public computer access. Our goal was to help improve the experience that...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 5, 2024 | Headlines
A 26-year-old man died in a crash on Guard Shore Road on Saturday, Aug. 3, according to Virginia State Police. Radain Alberto Tomas Isidro was driving a 2014 Chevrolet Cruz sedan eastbound on Guard Shore Road, when he ran off the road and overturned in the marsh, said...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 5, 2024 | Opinion
Recent publicity has made the stately Onancock oak tree a welcome addition to the pantheon of famous Eastern Shore trees, of which there are many. At the moment, there is a question of whether the Onancock tree is an obstacle to the placement of a farmers market on...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 26, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON AND JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — A new record of $547,300 was raised on Thursday, July 25, at the annual pony auction that benefits the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company. In all, 88 ponies were sold at the auction, part of the 99th...
