by James Ritch | Jan 17, 2019 | Features, Headlines
Story and Photos by Stefanie Jackson – Habitat for Humanity dedicated the new home of Conchata Webb and her son, Jeremiah, in Franktown Sunday. Webb worked 800 hours to help construct the building, more than double the 350 hours of sweat equity Habitat for Humanity...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Features
Story by Alexander Hightower Eastern Shore, meet Ernest O. Douglas, of Parksley. Douglas is a retired Army Sergeant Major veteran. His duty stations included Ft. Jackson, S.C., Ft. Leonard Wood, Mo., Ft. Knox, Ky., and William & Mary University ROTC. He also...
by James Ritch | Jan 15, 2019 | Features
Information for the following article was drawn from the resources of the Eastern Shore Room, soon to be expanded into the Eastern Shore of Virginia Heritage Center within the ESVA Regional Library to be built in Parksley. By Curtis Badger Special to the Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Dec 28, 2018 | Features
Story and Photo by Bill SterlingSpecial to the Eastern Shore PostIt was February of her senior year at Central High School in 1974 when Connie Widgeon was told by her guidance counselor, Nancy Irvin, that Irvin’s husband had mentioned he needed help at the bank. She...