by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2022 | Features
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch – American Legion Northampton Post 56 celebrated its 100th anniversary Saturday with oysters, prime rib, and a packed house of guests. More than 100 people attended the event, which filled the main meeting room and spilled into a seating...
by James Ritch | Feb 25, 2022 | Features
Story and Photos by Jim Ritch – An Antares rocket carrying 8,300 pounds of scientific experiments and cargo, lifted off from Wallops Island Saturday, Feb. 19, at 12:40 p.m., and shook windows and spectators across Accomack County. The rocket successfully docked with...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — Gerald and Polly Boyd returned to the Eastern Shore, where Gerald grew up, in 2014 after a lifetime spent working for civil rights, social justice, and individual empowerment. Still, the couple, married since 1969, did not come back to retire. Polly,...
by James Ritch | Feb 24, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Arcadia High School has created an educational environment that encourages its former students to return as teachers, as four young adults demonstrated during a recent interview with the Eastern Shore Post. The teachers, who are African American,...
by James Ritch | Feb 18, 2022 | Features
By Adolphus Ames – Willie and Dr. Shirley Randall are familiar names and faces to many Eastern Shore residents. It has been eight years since Dr. Randall opened the Eastern Shore Pain Management Center, in Exmore. The clinic offers services to treat pain and educate...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2022 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Accawmacke Elementary School teachers are working with the community to raise money for former AES art teacher John Rudiger, known by many as simply “Mr. John,” who retired in June 2021 and has been diagnosed with stage 3 esophageal cancer. “Mr....
