by Ted Shockley | Jan 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post Asia Renee Woolford heard about the crash on U.S. Route 13 and decided to check on her husband. She telephoned him four times and got no answer. So she drove to the crash site near Mappsville and talked to a police officer, who gave...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County man was fatally injured in a vehicle crash on the afternoon of New Year’s Day, State Police say. Mark Crumpler, 62, of Bloxom, died at the scene. Crumpler was driving a motorcycle north on U.S. Route 13 when it hit a minivan that had been traveling...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2023 | Features
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Visitors to downtown Parksley may notice a new Christmas decoration. Brothers Richard and Revell Lewis recently donated to the town a 19th century sleigh that belonged to their grandfather. “The sleigh was my grandfather Lewis’ and...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2023 | Sports
BY ADOLPHUS AMES, Eastern Shore Post The Nandua Warriors boys varsity basketball team became the first basketball team on the Eastern Shore to win a state championship in 2002, defeating Altavista High School, 65-49. Marcus Riley, who played power forward and center...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2023 | Opinion
If the frigid weather over the holidays showed us anything, it’s that our bodies are not designed to survive the cold. We do better in the heat. We have sweat glands distributed over our entire bodies. We have long legs and arms that dissipate heat. Humans can run,...
