by Ted Shockley | Sep 5, 2023 | Features
Lillian Nock Meador, of Savageville, turned 100 years old on Aug. 24. This milestone was celebrated at the Mary N. Smith Cultural Enrichment Center in Accomac on Aug. 19. Family and friends gathered from many states, including Georgia and Texas, to celebrate with her....
by Ted Shockley | Sep 5, 2023 | Features
Parents of students enrolled in Accomack County Public Schools are invited to participate in a Parent University on Saturday, Sept. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Metompkin Elementary School in Parksley. Admission is free. The school is located at 24501 Parksley Road. The...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 5, 2023 | Features
There will be a benefit for Giddens’ Do-Drop Inn in Weirwood on Sept. 8 and 9. Paul Pesco will perform with Geoff Daking, Seth Glassman, Kinny Landrum, and Connor Antico. On Friday, Sept. 8, drummer Bernard Purdie will perform. Doors open at 7 p.m. each night. Tickets...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 31, 2023 | Features
Among the seven new historical markers coming to roadsides in Virginia are signs that will highlight three distinct communities founded by formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War; the City of Richmond’s first municipal African burial ground; and the...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 27, 2023 | Features
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Features
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Dozens of volunteers from local organizations assisted with a massive food giveaway event at the Exmore Town Park on Thursday, July 6. Jane Cabarrus, known for her skill at pulling off such large events to benefit the Eastern...
