by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2024 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore First None of my predictions for 2023 came true. I guessed Belle Haven would get more sidewalks and Accomack and Northampton school systems would merge. I was wrong. I predicted surf fishing would be allowed on Fisherman Island. How can...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 2, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — For one Cape Charles property owner, there was no mending fences with town officials over his denied request for an extension on a home-improvement project in the historic district. Barrett Cree, who owns a home on Pine...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 27, 2023 | Headlines
A man drove a car over the steep Silver Beach embankment on Saturday, Dec. 23, and was last seen swimming in the Chesapeake Bay. Northampton Sheriff David Doughty said a search for the man began Dec. 23 and continued through Tuesday, Dec. 26. The U.S. Coast Guard,...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 27, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County Public Schools will spend more than $659,000 in state funding over the next three fiscal years on intensive tutoring to help students recover learning losses that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic. “We...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 27, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — After delaying an agreement to review its terms, Accomack County’s fire companies are ready to sign a new memorandum of understanding with the county. The agreement replaces the funding agreements Accomack has with its fire...
