by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Headlines
A man was shot multiple times during an early morning drive-by shooting near the town of Accomac, police say. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Feb. 1 incident, Sheriff Todd Wessells said in a prepared release sent to regional media Feb. 10....
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Features
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — On the afternoon of Saturday, July 1, 1978, Wachapreague Volunteer Fire Co. member Kerry Wallace saw the smoke from his home and headed for the fire station. Soon afterward, Wallace and other volunteer firefighters were battling...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce helped nearly 277,000 people in person, by phone or email, and through its newly redesigned website in 2022, an increase of around 8% over 2021, Executive Director Evelyn Shotwell told the Town...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 8, 2023 | Column
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post Adairius Williams’ story of going to college is the quintessential Eastern Shore tale of how a community chips in to raise its youngsters. Williams, the newly hired director of parks and recreation for Marlboro County, S.C., cried...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Onancock officials should keep five positions in the police department and should consider hiring bonuses and increased contributions for family health insurance, according to the town manager. Town Manager Matt Spuck in a...
