by Ted Shockley | Jun 13, 2026 | News
Northampton High School won its third Virginia High School League Class 1 state soccer championship in four years on Saturday, June 13, shutting out Galax High School, 6-0, in a game played at Roanoke College. The Yellow Jackets swept through the state playoffs,...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 13, 2026 | News
BY JIM RITCH, Eastern Shore Post — A woman will appear in General District court on a class two misdemeanor charge after letting her 8-year-old child drive a golf cart in Cape Charles, said Jim Pruitt, chief of police. Even though the woman sat next to the child, “she...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 13, 2026 | News
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Cheriton United Methodist Church started what it calls the Beyond the Food pantry earlier this year to provide free items that are not covered by Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits. The church offers...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 13, 2026 | News
There is a full day planned on day two of Onancock Sails Forward, capped by a 9 p.m. firewords show. Here’s the schedule: — 9 a.m. to noon, the Onancock Market is open with produce, baked goods, and more — 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., free public tours of the Lady...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 12, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Children know to visit the unique Cat in the Hat book box in Mark Usry’s yard on Strawberry Street in Cape Charles. It is where they can take a book of their choosing — at no charge. But somebody took the whole box. Usry has...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 12, 2026 | News
The centerpiece of the three-day Onancock Sails Forward event will be the historic Chesapeake Bay schooner Lady Maryland. But events celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence will be happening all over town. Tours of the Lady...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 12, 2026 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sheila Greer Crockett, 62, of Parksley, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family on June 9, 2026. Born in Nassawadox, Sheila was the daughter of the late James Preston Greer and Lucille Bundick Greer. Throughout her life, she was known for her...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 12, 2026 | Obituaries
Mrs. Florence Mae Linton, 83, of Mink Farm, passed away Sunday, June 7, 2026, at Shore Health & Rehab in Parksley. Born June 22, 1942, in Keller, Florence was the daughter of the late Irvin Clifford Jones and the late Margie Christie Jones. Florence was a...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 12, 2026 | Obituaries
Mr. Brantley Eugene “Gene” Furness, 77, beloved husband of the late Audrey Ayres Furness and a resident of Temperanceville, passed away Saturday, June 6, 2026. Born Nov. 8, 1948, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late Brantley Edward Furness and the late...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 12, 2026 | Obituaries
Mr. William Beverly Fletcher, 97, of Horsey, was welcomed into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Friday, June 5, 2026. Born on the family farm in Horsey on Dec. 30, 1928, he was the son of the late William Foster Fletcher and the late Rose Velma Smith...
