by Ted Shockley | Mar 11, 2024 | Opinion
It is a celebratory time in Northampton County. After years of planning and work, the county leaders symbolically broke ground this week for a rebuilt and remodeled complex in Eastville containing its middle and high school. Northampton parents, school supporters, and...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2024 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore First None of my predictions for 2023 came true. I guessed Belle Haven would get more sidewalks and Accomack and Northampton school systems would merge. I was wrong. I predicted surf fishing would be allowed on Fisherman Island. How can...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 11, 2023 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — NEW TACTIC TED: It is obvious that the speeding tickets issued by the Eastville town police officers aren’t working. If the tickets and millions of dollars in fines they generated were working, we would actually see a reduction...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 6, 2023 | Opinion
The last day for voting on the Eastern Shore will be Tuesday, Nov. 7 — that is Election Day in Virginia. But we might not know that night who the winners are. Not all the votes will be counted on election night. The totals you find that night at the Virginia...
by Ted Shockley | Oct 23, 2023 | Opinion
Advertisements don’t square with column To the editor: I expected candidate advertisements as we get close to the Nov. 7 election, but what I didn’t expect to see were the number of ads — some appearing more than once — that seem to serve no purpose because they...
by Ted Shockley | Oct 20, 2023 | Opinion
BY CLEMEN BASTIEN, Guest columnist — My husband, Theslet, and I are U.S. citizens. We have four children born and raised in Parksley. I appreciate everyone who supports our businesses, the market and food truck located at 24312 Bennett St., Parksley. Both are licensed...
