by Ted Shockley | May 12, 2025 | Opinion
Sunday is Mother’s Day, the annual celebration and observance of the role mothers have in our lives. We also should recognize that our collective culture, which sometimes can be retributive and insensitive, would do well to take some cues from our mothers, who love...
by Ted Shockley | May 12, 2025 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — The town of Chincoteague is pursuing an alternative method of funding its well relocation project. Town Manager Mike Tolbert reported that on May 2, Chincoteague submitted an application to the Virginia Department of Health...
by Ted Shockley | May 12, 2025 | Features
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Althea Pittman knows a lot about always moving forward and never giving up. She has been blind since her mid-20s but has had a long career as an advocate for people with disabilities, helping them gain and maintain their...
by Ted Shockley | May 12, 2025 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Accomack County’s new superintendent has a diverse background — she holds an associate degree in farm and ranch management, has been a principal or assistant principal in elementary, middle, and high schools, and has led two...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 4, 2025 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post As a child on the Eastern Shore of Virginia in the 1970s and 1980s, I knew who the local leaders were, even if I was too young to know what leadership actually was. The leaders didn’t tell me they were leaders, of course. In fact,...
