by Ryan Webb | Sep 9, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Karson Brown Forsberg, 89, of Parksley, husband of Jean Parks Forsberg and the late Roberta Edith Forsberg, passed away on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, at Commonwealth Senior Living in Onancock. Born July 14, 1935, in New Jersey, he was the son of the late Karl Eric...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 9, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Vernon Thomas Lankford Jr., 74, passed away on Aug. 20, 2024, at his home in Alexandria. He was surrounded by his family. The elder of two children born to Vernon Thomas Lankford and Maragret Holland Lankford, Tom came into the world on All Saints’ Day, Nov. 1,...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 9, 2024 | Sports
BY BAYLEE JUSTIS COBB, Eastern Shore Post — Meghan Chaffins, a native of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, is working hard to show college athletes that their dreams can come true, just as hers did a few years ago. She had the opportunity to play two sports at the collegiate...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 9, 2024 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — Large red drum remain plentiful along the Chesapeake Bay channel edges, with most boats reporting multiple catches during the late afternoon/evening hours. Flounder fishing along the lower portion of the peninsula has been very...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 6, 2024 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Jacquelyn “Jackie” Holder recently retired from Northampton County Public Schools after 43 years of employment, with the last 25 spent as the head custodian at Kiptopeke Elementary School. Self-described as “outspoken, but...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 6, 2024 | Headlines
BY BILL STERLING, Special to the Eastern Shore Post — A gentle peace was the prevailing mood one morning last week at Camp Occohannock on the Bay as a light breeze rustling through the trees was the only sound heard around the 50-acre tract surrounded by Occohannock...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 6, 2024 | Headlines
BY REV. RICK WILLIS, Special to the Eastern Shore Post — Tears of joy welled up in the eyes of an Eastern Shore seasonal agricultural worker as she spoke with her family in Mexico on her cellphone. The call was made possible by newly installed Starlink satellite...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 6, 2024 | Uncategorized
BY CHELI WEST, Special to the Eastern Shore Post — Get out your pom poms and come support the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life at Nandua High School on Saturday, Sept. 7. Opening ceremonies begin at 11 a.m. with the Northampton High School Marching Band and...
by Sarah Barban | Sep 6, 2024 | Headlines
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Kennie Godwin began his career with Accomack County Public Schools 45 years ago as a substitute bus driver.Two years later, he was hired full-time to drive an elementary school route. After 43 years of service, his last route...
