by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
There’s a rising young leader on Virginia’s Eastern Shore in 23-year-old, Damani Baines, a football player and 2019 graduate of Nandua High School. Graduation led Baines to Norfolk State; however, his college education was interrupted by the life-changing illness of...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
Visitor spending for the Eastern Shore of Virginia reached $247.9 million in 2023, a 6.7% increase over 2022. Tourism-supported jobs in Accomack and Northampton County totaled more than 1,800, while local tourism-related taxes were almost $9.9 million. Individually,...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
BY NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A Chincoteague Island man who gained notoriety when, at the age of 14, he carjacked a vehicle belonging to a member of the Accomack County Board of Supervisors, is headed for prison after pleading guilty to firing a gun into...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Construction of the massive new recreation center on the grounds of the David Landsberger Family YMCA on Chincoteague Island is moving forward as planned, with the goal of opening in early 2025. The new building is expected to...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — The new director of Accomack County Parks and Recreation has a vision that includes a variety of recreation and leisure options for all ages, abilities, and interests. Ethan Watkins has lived on the Eastern Shore for...
