by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Features
BY KIRK MARINER, Special to Shore First At “the Hermitage” near Cape Charles, the noises and dangers of the modern world seem far removed. The old house, built prior to 1783, stands at the end of its own private lane half a mile east of Cape Charles, a handsome...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Opinion
BY BARRY MEARS, Special to Shore First When it came to feeling safe, Accomac was much like any other community on the Eastern Shore. We were trusted to ride our bicycles down to the drugstore for an ice-cold soda pop; this was a gathering spot for old timers to solve...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 22, 2024 | Sports
BY RYAN WEBB, Shore First — The Shore is home to three free public disc golf courses — Indiantown in Eastville, the Historic Onancock School, and Sawmill Park in Accomac. There is also a private course that is pay-to-play in Exmore called Lynwood Forrest. Indiantown...
by Ted Shockley | Apr 19, 2024 | Headlines
According to Sheriff W. Todd Wessells, on April 18 at approximately 8:26 a.m., the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a male suffering from a gunshot wound to the head in the 25000 block of Dennis Drive Parksley. Upon deputies arrival they...
by Ryan Webb | Apr 18, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Judith McDonald Maher, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, April 16, 2024. A resident of the Eastern Shore of Virginia for over 30 years, Judy enjoyed a rich life full of faith, love, laughter,...
by Ryan Webb | Apr 18, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Franklin Delano Savage was born April 22, 1937, in Accomac. He was the youngest of eight children (six boys and two girls) born to Jack and Addie (Finney) Savage. He passed away on Feb. 26, 2024, at INOVA Fairfax Hospital surrounded by family after a long and...
by Ryan Webb | Apr 18, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. William Tyler Colonna Jr., 83, of Onancock, passed away on April 10, 2024. He was born on Jan. 21, 1941, in Nassawadox, to the late William Tyler Colonna Sr. and the late Mabel Blackwell Colonna. William was a retired Ford mechanic. He could fix anything to get...
by Ryan Webb | Apr 18, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Wanda Lou Hancock, born and raised on Chincoteague Island, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, April 11, at the age of 88. She was born to the late Bennie and Lenore “Ink” Daisey on Feb. 13, 1936. At the young age of 17 (or 18 if you asked the Clerk of the...
by Ryan Webb | Apr 18, 2024 | Obituaries
A gentle soul who was a friend to all, Mr. James Brian Massey, 36, of Richmond, died of an unintentional overdose in his home on April 3, 2024. Although the news of his passing is tragic, it was not sudden. He had struggled with addiction for at least 10 years and the...
