by Ted Shockley | Sep 19, 2023 | Headlines
Jesse Speidel, a lifelong resident of Chincoteague Island, has announced his re-election campaign for the District 1 seat on the Accomack County School Board in the Nov. 7 election. Speidel was appointed to serve in 2017 and was elected for his current term in 2020....
by Ted Shockley | Sep 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County Public Schools received a bid of nearly $99 million for its high school and middle school improvement project — around $15 million more than the low bid received about a year ago. Superintendent Lisa Martin...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 13, 2023 | Opinion
BY SAMUEL OLEYNIK, Guest columnist — Earlier this week, concerns were raised about the capacity of classrooms in the Northampton school district. Many of these concerns were raised over confusion and the illusion of a problem of teacher capacity. As our communities...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 13, 2023 | Features
BY RYAN WEBB, Shore First — If you’re from here or you’ve been here long enough, you know that the Eastern Shore is home to many uniquely named places that can be tricky for outsiders to pronounce. In the April 2023 issue of Shore First, I covered how to say (and not...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 13, 2023 | Features
BY LAURA DAVIS, Eastern Shore of Virginia food columnist — Did you know that September is National Mushroom Month? I didn’t. It seems as if every day of every month is a different National Food Holiday. I figured with the slight chill of fall in the air, what is a...
