by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Features
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...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Features
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...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Features
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,...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 11, 2023 | Features
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,...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Features
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...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Features
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...
