by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN The free summer concerts in Cape Charles Central Park are drawing large crowds again this year, despite bad weather causing one show to be canceled and others to have some decreases in attendance. Approximately 3,000 people attended the...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Exmore’s police chief is skeptical about a recent decision by the Virginia Department of Transportation that was intended to improve safety on U.S. Route 13. In early July, VDOT installed a traffic signal with a...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 20, 2024 | Sports
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — Most days, Olivia Mason stands an even six feet tall, which came in handy as she led Chincoteague High School’s volleyball team to the Eastern Shore District championship last fall. At season’s end, she was named District Player of...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 20, 2024 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — The Eastern Shore of Virginia was spared any lasting impacts from the remnants of Hurricane Debby, as the storm took a more westerly track. Apart from a few missed days of fishing opportunities due to some wind and rain at the end of...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Chincoteague is now a party to a multibillion-dollar class-action lawsuit over chemicals that were found in the town’s drinking water seven years ago. Town Manager Mike Tolbert told Chincoteague Town Council members on...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — A Northampton County historical group is leading efforts to establish a local historical marker program ahead of Virginia’s commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution. Cara Burton, chair of the...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Headlines
On August 5, an Accomack County grand jury issued the following indictments: Patrick James Berry, 40, of Atlantic, was indicted on one felony count of possession of cocaine for a Feb. 15 incident. He was arrested and later released on $1,500 secured bond. Sandra...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN, Eastern Shore Post — Cape Charles Town Council members recently reviewed proposed regulations for short-term rental vacation homes, but they could not agree on what, if anything, they should do about the most controversial issue in the...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 20, 2024 | Features
BY MILES LAYTON, Eastern Shore Post — A small-town post office is a community gathering spot and it is a lifeline to the mainland for the island of Tangier in the Chesapeake Bay. Tangier is about 12 miles from the mainland at Crisfield, Md., with the mail boat, the...
