by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Headlines
A man was shot multiple times during an early morning drive-by shooting near the town of Accomac, police say. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Feb. 1 incident, Sheriff Todd Wessells said in a prepared release sent to regional media Feb. 10....
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce helped nearly 277,000 people in person, by phone or email, and through its newly redesigned website in 2022, an increase of around 8% over 2021, Executive Director Evelyn Shotwell told the Town...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Great Hall at Eastern Shore Community College was abuzz with conversation Monday as around 70 Eastern Shore residents weighed in with tidbits of local knowledge about how climate change is affecting the region. The Hampton...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A bill proposed by state Sen. Lynwood Lewis that would allow short-term rental properties managed by a licensed real estate agent to be exempt from some municipal restrictions essentially has died in a General Assembly committee....
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Northampton County Public Schools’ associate superintendent for instruction has been hired by the school board as its new superintendent. The announcement that Lisa L. Martin had accepted the position was made at the Jan. 26 school...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Headlines
Frances Ann Bailey, of Melfa, was selected as the 2023 Virginia Mother of the Year. She is the 62nd woman in Virginia history to hold this honor. Bailey is the CEO of Frances Bailey Enterprises LLC, and the founder of the nonprofit organization Red Door Empowerment....
