by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
There’s a rising young leader on Virginia’s Eastern Shore in 23-year-old, Damani Baines, a football player and 2019 graduate of Nandua High School. Graduation led Baines to Norfolk State; however, his college education was interrupted by the life-changing illness of...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
Visitor spending for the Eastern Shore of Virginia reached $247.9 million in 2023, a 6.7% increase over 2022. Tourism-supported jobs in Accomack and Northampton County totaled more than 1,800, while local tourism-related taxes were almost $9.9 million. Individually,...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
BY NANCY DRURY DUNCAN, Eastern Shore Post — A Chincoteague Island man who gained notoriety when, at the age of 14, he carjacked a vehicle belonging to a member of the Accomack County Board of Supervisors, is headed for prison after pleading guilty to firing a gun into...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Lou Thornton, 81, wife of John Thornton and a resident of Melfa, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024, at her residence. A native of the Eastern Shore of Virginia, she was the daughter of the late James Jessie Johnson and the late Mary Ann Beach...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 30, 2024 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Construction of the massive new recreation center on the grounds of the David Landsberger Family YMCA on Chincoteague Island is moving forward as planned, with the goal of opening in early 2025. The new building is expected to...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Larry Van Wynder, 67, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family. He was the son of the late Edward P. and Corine A. Wynder and was born on Dec. 15, 1956, in Cape Charles. Larry received his...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Barbara Hope Campbell Phillips, born Oct. 5, 1931, passed away peacefully after a brief illness on Sept. 21, 2024. She was born in Bobtown, Accomack County, and was a member of Hollies Baptist Church. Barbara was preceded in death by her father, George Ward...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Patricia Ann Somers Bloxom died Friday, Aug. 16, 2024, at Coastal Hospice at the Lake in Salisbury, Md. Born April 9, 1935, in Parksley, she was the daughter of the late Elmer W. Somers. Pat lived most of her life in the Parksley area, having resided in town...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Loretta East, 87, of Melfa, wife of the late Cecil James East, passed away on Sept. 18, 2024, in Parksley. Born on May 30, 1937, in Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Frederick Clifton Taylor and the late Winnie Fred Taylor. Loretta worked at the R&G...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 30, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Dwyane Rodney Hall, 78, of Virginia Beach, passed away on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024, at Lake Taylor Transitional Care with his daughter by his side. Dwyane (Dee) was a native of Montpelier in Hanover County. He also lived in Exmore for many years. He is survived by...
