by Ted Shockley | May 15, 2023 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County Public Schools has changed the way it nominates teachers and employees of the year to be more inclusive and recognize the achievements of a broader range of school staff. The goal was to create “more...
by Ted Shockley | May 15, 2023 | Features
The Eastern Shore of Virginia 9-1-1 Center announces that its 2022 Telecommunicator of the Year is Niasia Scarborough. Scarborough has been with the ESVA 9-1-1 Center since January 2019. She currently serves as one of its certified training officers and, in that...
by Ted Shockley | May 9, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: I am a resident of Onancock who lives a block away from the Historic Onancock School. I am a participant in the efforts of the Onancock Residents Group (ORG). We are a self-funded grassroots group with no leadership or other formal positions. ...
by Ted Shockley | May 9, 2023 | Opinion
On the Eastern Shore of Virginia, naming something of significance after an esteemed area resident is a rare honor. It doesn’t happen enough. So it is gratifying to see when it does. And last weekend, Accomack County hit two home runs when it named a ballfield and a...
by Ted Shockley | May 9, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — The Exmore Town Council on Monday, May 1, approved a resolution to allow a developer to acquire Virginia Housing funding for an economic development project on a nearly 22-acre parcel in town. “You can’t build anything...
