by Ted Shockley | Apr 2, 2025 | Opinion
We miss too many opportunities on the Eastern Shore to name roads, buildings, parks, and more after the deserving, honorable people among us. Some governments and organizations see the poignant appropriateness of it. Some don’t. So when it happens, we should recognize...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 31, 2025 | Features
BY JIM RITCH, Eastern Shore Post Like grooms carrying brides over a threshold, Cape Charles volunteer firefighters and members of the town council ceremoniously “pushed” a new pumper truck into its Mason Avenue home on March 20. Purchase of the truck, which cost...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 31, 2025 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Accomack Supervisor Robert Crockett warned that unless steps are taken to address the EMS fund imbalance for the upcoming fiscal year, there could be layoffs involving almost a third of the county’s medical first responders. His...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 31, 2025 | Features
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The regional foodbank that covers the Eastern Shore is asking for the public’s advocacy and financial support after officials said federal cuts totaling almost $2 million imperil its operations. The food distribution service, the...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mr. Robert Joshua Dennis Jr., better known as Bobby, passed away at the age of 80 in Norfolk. He was predeceased by his parents, Eula Frances Young Dennis and Robert Joshua Dennis, of Wachapreague. He is survived by his sister, Linda Young Dennis Gardner; his nieces,...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mr. Carlisle Wesley Jones, 72, a resident of Melfa, passed away at his residence surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, March 22, 2025. Born on Nov. 13, 1952, and raised in Pungoteague, Carlisle was the son of the late Irving Clifford Jones and Margie Christine...
by Ryan Webb | Mar 31, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jacque Killmon, 73, passed peacefully in her sleep at home on March 17, 2025. Born on Feb. 17, 1952, she lived her entire life on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, the place she dearly loved. Jacque often recalled fond memories she held of her childhood and the...
by Sarah Barban | Mar 28, 2025 | Headlines
BY SARAH BARBAN, Eastern Shore Post Onancock Town Manager Matt Spuck presented a preliminary budget to the town council that includes funding for a fifth police officer and a cost-of-living pay increase for town staff. To fund those items the town would have to...
by Sarah Barban | Mar 28, 2025 | Headlines
Police had few answers Monday, March 24, when an unknown man crashed an unregistered motorcycle with an unidentifiable VIN number south of Cheriton. Police said the man, who was not wearing a helmet, was unidentifiable after he was ejected from the motorcycle and hit...
