by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Features
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — It is hard to imagine Northampton High School’s library without Kay Ballard. Ballard has worked as the library clerk for Northampton High School since 1981, long before the building also housed the county middle school. She...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Features
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Back in 1985, a newly minted college graduate began teaching third grade at the school now known as Pungoteague Elementary School. Now, in 2025, she’s concluding her service as a fondly remembered educator. Mae Gray of...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Headlines
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The town of Cape Charles is planning the construction of a new town hall to replace the current building located at 2 Plum St. “It’s completely out of date,” said Mayor Adam Charney of the existing building. The current town...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Headlines
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The federal government is not providing lifeguards at Assateague Island National Seashore, federal and local officials say, as part of budgetary cutbacks. In addition, there was no staffing at the entry booths at the...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for NASA include tens of millions of dollars in cuts for the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, documents released publicly last week show. The budget would eliminate NASA Wallops’ balloon...