by Ted Shockley | Jun 20, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post —Since Virginia was first colonized in the 1600s, it has lost around 45% to 50% of its wetlands, and nonprofits like The Nature Conservancy are striving to save what remains. Since 1995, the conservancy, a global nonprofit...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 20, 2023 | Features
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — When work began on the John H. Tarr Bay to Beach Trail, leaders aimed to provide a safe connection between downtown Chincoteague and Assateague Island. The town will celebrate those leaders, particularly John H. “Jack” Tarr — who...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 20, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: I write in response to the letter to the editor in the June 9 edition of the Eastern Shore Post, “Billboard is in poor taste,” wherein the self-proclaimed God-fearing author decried the Historic Palace Theatre’s billboard near the Kiptopeke Elementary...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 20, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: Kudos to Walmart. Since I’m old and lazy and still a bit COVID shy, I usually pick up groceries. Food Lion puts them in paper bags but Walmart used plastic. I wrote Walmart about it and just noticed they have an option when you order online to use your...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 20, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Plans to move the recreational beach at Assateague Island National Seashore have been decades in the making. The project is one step closer to construction, thanks to $17.7 million in federal funding announced this week. The money...
