by Ted Shockley | Aug 3, 2026 | News
BY SARAH BARBAN, Eastern Shore Post — Why weren’t Onancock residents warned after a July 8 shooting that left a woman injured and masked suspects on the loose? That is the question a town resident asked of the Onancock Town Council during its Monday, July 27, meeting....
by Ted Shockley | Aug 3, 2026 | News
On Aug. 4, 1961, Douglas D. Dickerson was installed as acting postmaster at Parksley by Postal Inspector C.A. McCracken. He succeeded Robert Watts, who was postmaster and was awaiting confirmation by the U.S. Senate for a position in Texas. On Aug. 4, 1961, the first...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 21, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post The Northampton Board of Supervisors is paying its former county administrator $150 per hour to help the town of Eastville sort out a staffing and financial conundrum, according to county documents and interviews. Northampton County...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 21, 2026 | News
On July 22, 1960, a man took a gun away from Carroll Dickerson in Hallwood and shot at him, touching off a manhunt. Bloodhounds were secured from Georgetown, Del., and used in the search. On July 22, 1954, Billie Rae Mason, the daughter of William Mason of Pension...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 13, 2026 | News
Two people were slain and three were injured in a series of shooting incidents in Northampton County on the morning of Monday, July 13. In addition, a police officer was shot in his protective vest and a police officer shot the suspect, who was taken into...
