by Ted Shockley | Jul 11, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County Public Schools will give its teachers average raises of 7% this year, even if Virginia’s state budget includes teacher raises of only 5%. “The hope here is that additional state funds are forthcoming to...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 11, 2023 | Features
After 58 years of service at the Accomac location, the Eastern Shore Public Library’s collection and staff will be moving to the Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Library and Heritage Center on Bennett Street in Parksley later this summer, according to Joyce Holland,...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 11, 2023 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — There are two types of people, I’ve found. Some of them pull in frontward when they park a vehicle, as I do. Others back in backward, with the front of the vehicle looking out. By and large, these are habitual actions — those...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 11, 2023 | Opinion
School boards in Northampton and Accomack counties each hired new school superintendents in the past six months. They have big jobs ahead. We have high hopes for their impact on our communities. While magic happens daily in every classroom on the Eastern Shore,...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 11, 2023 | Headlines
The Virginia Department of Health has named Jon Richardson as the new health director for the Eastern Shore Health District. Richardson brings 18 years of public health experience, with 15 of those in public health leadership. He is a graduate of Salisbury...
