by Ted Shockley | Sep 29, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — With less than two days to extend federal funding, U.S. lawmakers have yet to reach a deal that would prevent a federal government shutdown.
If Congress cannot pass a stopgap bill by midnight Saturday, Sept. 30, many federal...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 29, 2023 | Headlines
Christine Oberheitmann and her husband were driving back home to Berlin, Md., when they stopped at the Sting-Ray’s near Cape Charles for a break. While she was in the store, she noticed the Powerball jackpot had grown to $500 million. “I typically only play when the...
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...
