by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Sports
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — Being a single mother is hard enough. But when you’re a sports mom, it’s even harder. Helena Blake knows. She’s lost track of how many miles she’s put on her vehicles over the years taking her boys to practices, games, and special...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Features
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — When Jean Steelman opened a private kindergarten in September 1973, she taught 15 students in the front room of her home. Fifty years later, Belle Croft Preschool has grown into an Accomac institution, serving several generations...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Opinion
BY DELEGATE ROB BLOXOM This is the final capitol report from the 2023 General Assembly session. We returned to Richmond to approve a package of budget amendments to the last year of the two-year budget. I was tasked by the Speaker of the House to be one of six...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post My mama was not a musician of any sort. But she was quite an accomplished player of the imaginary violin. Sometimes when I would whine or complain as a child, she bent her left arm and cocked her head to cradle a violin that didn’t...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 22, 2023 | Headlines
BY JIM RITCH, Eastern Shore Post — The Cape Charles Wetlands and Coastal Dune Board voted Wednesday, Sept. 20, to support a project that would build a 274-foot private pier, a boat house, and an eight-ton boat lift alongside the northern end of the town’s public...
