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Clock at Woman’s Club of Accomack County a treasure hiding in plain sight

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — An old clock had been standing for years behind a chair at the Woman’s Club of Accomack’s Carrie Watson Clubhouse in Onley. During an initiative to freshen the interior, nobody quite knew what to do with it. “You would never guess that it is something worthwhile,”...
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CAPE CHARLES: Online walking tour of town’s African American history launched

BY MATTHEW WELLS, Special to the Eastern Shore Post — An online guide for a walking tour of Cape Charles’ notable places in African American history has been launched. The Invisible History Walking Tour of Historic Cape Charles begins at the Mason Avenue railroad and ferry terminus, which sparked Cape Charles into...
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Dinner, auction to help Beebe Ranch fund drive

The Museum of Chincoteague Island will hold a dinner auction at the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire House, 5052 Deep Hole Road, on Saturday, April 15, at 5 p.m. to raise money for the potential purchase of the Beebe Ranch.  The event will feature music by Boyz of Summer, a three-course dinner...
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Accomack County NAACP sets Freedom Fund Banquet

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, “CommUNITY Through Diversity.” ...
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Kerry Wallace, a Wachapreague treasure, is honored

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 flames in the fourth floor of the venerable Wachapreague...
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Va. Space, ESCC ink unique internship agreement

STAFF REPORT — The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority and Eastern Shore Community College have formally partnered in an internship program that is the authority’s first with a college of any size.  Virginia Space Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer Jr. and ESCC  President Jim Shaeffer signed a...
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Extreme makeover, canine edition: Animal Hospital helps matted, abandoned Greenbackville dog

BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Eastern Shore Animal Hospital did a makeover in December for one of the dogs at the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control facility. “We recently did a fully sedated groom for Scuttle, a stray who was completely matted on intake,” said Melanie Parker, hospital manager at...
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ACCOMACK: County NAACP holds King Day event

BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The Accomack chapter of the NAACP held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday at Living Word Church of Deliverance near Parksley. Camesha Handy, chapter vice president, opened the event, noting the Accomack NAACP is undertaking several initiatives to become more active in the...
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CAPE CHARLES: Inaugural King Day event draws capacity crowd

BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A capacity crowd celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an inaugural event held Monday evening at the Historic Palace Theatre in Cape Charles. The event, sponsored by Pastor Kelvin F. Jones and his church, First Baptist Church of Capeville,...
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Interim leader named for Eastern Shore Public Library

The Eastern Shore Public Library Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of Janet Justis as interim library system director.   Justis began administration upon the Dec. 31, 2022, retirement of Cara Burton, the former director.  Burton served as director for seven years.   The trustees formed a search committee for...
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