by Ted Shockley | Sep 11, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A Savageville poultry farm is poised to resume operations, despite objections from over a dozen neighbors. The Accomack County Board of Zoning Appeals in a 3-2 vote granted exceptions to the county’s poultry ordinance that allow...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 11, 2023 | Headlines
Saturday, Sept. 9, was a big day for two Virginia Lottery players. One won $1 million in that night’s Powerball drawing, and the other won $1 million after taxes in the same night’s Bank a Million drawing. The question now is: Who are Virginia’s newest big winners?...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 5, 2023 | Opinion
Arguably the most important issue on the Eastern Shore of Virginia right now is a shortage of housing stock for all income levels. Housing for middle-income earners like teachers, first responders, and healthcare workers — sometimes called workforce housing — is so...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 5, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: Gov. Glenn Youngkin was elected in large measure due to his stance on parental rights, and as governor he has tried to reverse the movement by school boards to indoctrinate children with gender ideologies. Sadly, policies emanating from Richmond are not...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 5, 2023 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post To those high-achieving, book bag-carrying, pencil-sharp students teachers tout and principals praise, this note isn’t for you. So go hang your wash on someone else’s line. I am now holding the annual meeting of the Eastern Shore...