by Ryan Webb | Jan 14, 2025 | Features
by Sarah Barban | Jan 14, 2025 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Events commemorating the life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place on Monday, Jan. 20, on the Eastern Shore. The Accomack NAACP chapter will host a memorial service honoring and celebrating King on Jan....
by Sarah Barban | Jan 14, 2025 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Jasper Parks, of Bloxom, had never seen snow in his 2 1/2 years. Maybe he’d seen it on television or in books. But never the yard. So when he awakened Monday, Jan. 6, to a winter wonderland, the only child of Steven and Ashlin...
by Sarah Barban | Jan 14, 2025 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE BOWMANN Eastern Shore Post The Cape Charles Town Council, days before Christmas 2024, changed its mind on the ordinance it had passed in the previous month to regulate short-term vacation rental homes. “Why the total about-face from your decision just a...
by Sarah Barban | Jan 14, 2025 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY Eastern Shore Post For the first time in more than two decades, Evelyn Shotwell will have nothing but time on her hands — and that’s something she is very much looking forward to. For as long as she can remember, her own personal calendar has...
by Sarah Barban | Jan 14, 2025 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY Eastern Shore Post The Accomack County Board of Supervisors convened on Wednesday, Jan. 8, for an organizational meeting to begin the new year. District 7 Supervisor H. Jackie Phillips was unanimously elected as the new board chairperson. Phillips,...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 10, 2025 | Headlines
The public can send information about the shooting and victims to [email protected] Here’s what is known about the Northampton County Thursday night shooting: Did anyone die? Yes. Vantrell C. Williams, 22, who has an address of Harwood Street,...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 10, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Anndrea Rodriguez, 36, passed away Jan. 2, 2025, at her home. She is survived by her son, Carter Rodriguez; spouse, Jonas Rodriguez; mother, Sheryl Pruitt; brother, Andrew Pruitt; and sister, Adrianna Pruitt; as well as several aunts, uncles, and cousins. She was...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 10, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Margaret Anne McDowell, 73, passed away Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at her home in Pocomoke City. Born Sept. 12, 1951, in Banbury, England, she was the daughter of the late Albert Frank Plester and Beryl Jean Bush Plester. Following high school, Margaret’s caring and...
by Ryan Webb | Jan 10, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Arlene Courtney Etz Rock, 74, of Cape Charles, passed away Monday, Jan. 6, 2025. She was predeceased by her parents, George E. Etz Jr. and Alice C. Etz; her husband, Louis R. Rock; her sisters, Betty E. Ligon and Brenda E. Spady; and her niece, Rebecca D....
