by Ryan Webb | Oct 29, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Robert Neil “Bob” Dobbs, 87, passed away peacefully at his home in Onancock on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, surrounded by his loving family. Born on June 23, 1937, in Plainfield, N.J., and raised in Miami, Bob was the beloved son of the late Robert Pierson Dobbs and...
by Ryan Webb | Oct 29, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Henry “Hank” Seldon Jones Jr., age 75, of Cape Charles, passed away peacefully at his home, surrounded by his family, on Sept. 23, 2024. Born on April 13, 1949, he was the son of the late Henry “H.S.” and Margaret “Maggie” Black Jones. An accomplished marksman,...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
A 76-year-old Melfa man died on Monday, Oct. 21, after crashing his 2010 Buick Lucerne into a house on the southbound side of Route 13, according to state police. Napoleon Claude Coles was found unresponsive at the scene and was pronounced dead by medics, according...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
By NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A 72-year-old Onancock man convicted of sexual battery after a September 2023 incident at the Onley Family YMCA will spend 90 days in jail. John Lee Shreaves entered the YMCA men’s sauna. A man was there with his eyes...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Plans to relocate the public beach of Virginia’s portion of Assateague Island to a new location 2.5 miles north, a move that will change the face of one of the Eastern Shore’s most popular outdoor spaces, are now fully funded...
by Sarah Barban | Oct 25, 2024 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Accomack County School Board voted to dismiss the school system’s top official on Wednesday, Oct. 23. The vote to end Superintendent Rhonda Hall’s employment comes 16 months after she began the role and follows a series of...
by Ryan Webb | Oct 24, 2024 | Legal Ads