by Ted Shockley | Feb 21, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Robert Bloxom Jr., who first won election to the House of Delegates in 2014, appears to be set for re-election after what might have been the biggest test of his political career. The Republican delegate who previously said he would...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 11, 2023 | Features
On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Accomack NAACP will host its Freedom Fund Banquet and Image Awards Ceremony. The event will begin with a networking reception at 5 p.m. and the formal banquet is at 6 p.m. at Mary N. Smith Cultural Center in Accomac. The event’s theme is,...
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...
