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Eastern Shore Post | May 17, 2024

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NORTHAMPTON: Sheriff’s office chaplain, jail director, charged with DWI

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post -- The man employed as the Northampton County Sheriff’s Office chaplain and community relations coordinator was charged with driving while intoxicated on Saturday, May 11, records show. Kelvin F. Jones, 60, of Nassawadox, who also serves as the Eastern Shore Regional Jail’s director of...
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Accomack bus driver investigated after allegedly cursing at students in video

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BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post -- Accomack Superintendent of Schools Rhonda Hall said she is investigating a parent’s allegation that a bus driver used profanity while disciplining students. A video recorded by an Arcadia Middle School student shows the bus driver yelling at the students, “It’s the dumbasses that are...
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Eastern Shore Post | May 10, 2024

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Accomack County files federal lawsuit alleging insulin overpricing

Accomack County and the city of Portsmouth announced that they have filed lawsuits in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Virginia, against various drug manufacturers and prescription benefit managers for monetary damages arising from the overpricing of insulin. In the United States, diabetes is growing significantly each year. In 1999,...
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Rail trail picks up momentum, funding; meeting in Cheriton on Wednesday, May 8

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post -- A new hiking and bicycling trail is coming to the Eastern Shore, with construction between Cheriton and Cape Charles expected to begin next year. The Eastern Shore of Virginia Rail Trail is a planned path following the 49-mile railroad corridor that once carried...
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Eastern Shore’s steel railroad tracks were sold for $1.5M; are now used in Bolivia

BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post -- When trains stopped running between Cape Charles and Hallwood, the company that owns the tracks was left with 49 miles of rails, ties, and other steel infrastructure. That turned out to be a valuable asset, said Ron Wolff, executive director of the Eastern Shore...
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Eastville gives fired police chief $53K severance check

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post —- The town of Eastville paid the man who served as its police chief and town administrator $53,215.39 on April 11 as part of a separation agreement, town documents show. Rob Stubbs was dismissed by the Eastville Town Council April 10 after 25 months performing...
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Short-term rentals draw speakers at crowded Cape Charles listening session

BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Cape Charles should place a temporary moratorium on new short-term vacation rentals until the town approves regulations to govern them, several speakers said Monday, April 29, at a town council listening session. Some speakers said the town’s zoning ordinance already prohibits short-term rentals because...
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Eastern Shore Post | May 3, 2024

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