by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County Sheriff’s Office investigator has been charged with driving under the influence of alcohol after crashing his unmarked police car. Michael R. McCready, 41, of Parksley, also was charged with reckless driving, according to a press release from the...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The Accomack County Board of Supervisors at its organizational meeting Wednesday, Jan. 4, elected Robert Crockett as chairman for 2023. Crockett was chosen by unanimous vote. Harrison Phillips was elected vice chairman, also by...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Opinion
BY DAVID MARTIN, Eastern Shore Post Where civility is practiced, people tend to get along and conflict is kept at a minimum. Lose that civility, that common courtesy, and the breakdowns begin in small ways but grow until society begins to sour. The use of the car...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The spending bill passed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in December includes $300,000 for a study on Tangier that could pave the way for the use of dredging spoils to build up the eroding island. U.S. Senators Tim...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 18, 2023 | Opinion
BY ROB BLOXOM, Special to the Post This is Rob Bloxom with my first Capitol Report from Richmond. The 2023 General Assembly began Jan. 11 and is the short, 45-day session. This is a budget adjustment year when the governor adjusts the second year of the two-year...