by Ted Shockley | Jun 2, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — How can a person like the Rev. Chester W. Morris always be so upbeat? Morris did not long ponder the question. Having a sunny disposition is just his manner. “I’m not a person who gets down,” said Morris, 75, of Eastville, who...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 2, 2026 | News
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — With phase one of the Eastern Shore Rail Trail headed towards completion, Rail Trail Foundation Executive Director Ron Wolff said the project is now down to “finishing touches.” One of the last items to be built was a kiosk to...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 4, 2025 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The body of a New Church man missing since after midnight Sunday was found Monday morning in Onancock Creek, the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office reported. Sheriff Todd Wessells said the body was identified as Miles Porter...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Features
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — It is hard to imagine Northampton High School’s library without Kay Ballard. Ballard has worked as the library clerk for Northampton High School since 1981, long before the building also housed the county middle school. She...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Features
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Back in 1985, a newly minted college graduate began teaching third grade at the school now known as Pungoteague Elementary School. Now, in 2025, she’s concluding her service as a fondly remembered educator. Mae Gray of...
