by Ted Shockley | Feb 13, 2024 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — William “Skip” Oakley witnessed many major changes to the public school system in his 58 years in education, including 48 years as a teacher and administrator and a decade on the Northampton County School Board. Oakley, age...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 13, 2024 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Accomack County homeowners are likely to see their property assessments rise this year. “Overall, the assessed values that we have on the books are approximately 79% of the fair-market value of those properties,” said County...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 13, 2024 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Accomack County’s public school system has proposed a $68.8 million operations budget for fiscal year 2025 that includes a 5% percent pay increase for all employees. The positive for the school system is that Accomack County has...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 13, 2024 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Should Rhonda Hall, Accomack County’s superintendent of schools, sit at the head table with school board members during meetings? Should she sit with other school administrators in the audience? Or should she sit at a separate...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 7, 2024 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Hundreds of producers from the Shore and beyond gathered at the Exmore Moose Lodge last week for the 34th annual Eastern Shore Agriculture Conference and Trade Show. “This is our premier agricultural event of the year,” said...
