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...
by Ted Shockley | May 9, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Over 50 attended an Accomack County School Board work session Tuesday, May 2, as the board discussed a draft study outlining plans for the former Accomac Primary School building. A recent report recommends considering repairs to...
by Ted Shockley | May 9, 2023 | Features
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — When the Chincoteague Town Council invited a local pastor to deliver the invocation at its Monday meeting, he did not know he would also become an honorary town citizen. The Rev. William Maury Enright lives on the mainland but his...
by Ted Shockley | May 1, 2023 | Features
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — The Nassawadox Sawmill hasn’t operated in about 70 years, but much of it has been restored and will make its public debut Saturday, May 6, at the Peninsula Tractor Organization’s inaugural Antique Tractor Day at the Sawmill....
