by James Ritch | Aug 9, 2022 | Headlines
Eastern Shore Rural Health has announced that the storms that caused damage last Friday have interfered with its telephone and internet systems — but appointments are continuing as scheduled. “Our team is working to resolve the issue,” said Digital Marketing Associate...
by James Ritch | Aug 9, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn Five deaths associated with COVID-19 were reported on the Eastern Shore in the past month, with four of the five reported last week. In four of the cases, the person who died was more than 80 years old. In addition, 58 people on the Eastern Shore...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A grand jury meeting in Accomac Monday, Aug. 1, indicted an 18-year-old man in connection with the daytime shooting death of Nicholas Kyle Joseph, 23, of Painter, on Oct. 13, 2021, in Onancock. Daniel David Douglas, of Onancock, was indicted on charges...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
By Nancy Drury Duncan — A Maryland man was found not guilty of a charge of malicious maiming in Accomack Circuit Court. Kevin Lee Lovett, 59, of Stockton, Md., was found not guilty by Circuit Judge W. Revell Lewis III after hearing testimony from Lovett and the...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — A tornado that started out as a waterspout and moved onto land on Smith Island, Md., Aug. 4, caused one injury and resulted in severe damage to multiple structures. The National Weather Service that evening noted a house on the island was damaged as...
by James Ritch | Aug 5, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — A new company owned by two area men with long careers in journalism has purchased the Eastern Shore Post, ensuring local ownership will continue for the weekly newspaper that has covered Virginia’s Eastern Shore for more than 23 years. Ted Shockley, the...
