by Ted Shockley | Aug 26, 2024 | Pocomoke City
BY JANET BERNOSKY, Eastern Shore Post — Amid concerns over spot zoning, a motion for a rezoning request by local developers died at the Pocomoke City council meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, when a motion did not receive a proper second. Mayor Todd J. Nock and Council...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 26, 2024 | Opinion
BY THERESA VAN DESSEL, Guest columnist — We, the Onancock Market Board of Directors, love trees. We also love the market. Many farmers and artisans depend on it for their livelihood. Which is why reports incorrectly linking the market’s future location to the future...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 26, 2024 | Opinion
BY KASEY GRIER, Guest columnist — The Eastern Shore Public Library Foundation just awarded $16,578 to the Chincoteague Island Library and the Cape Charles Memorial Library to upgrade their public computer access. Our goal was to help improve the experience that...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 23, 2024 | Sports
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — There’s an electronic sign in front of Nandua High School flashing a series of messages that can be clearly seen when riding by on Lankford Highway. One of the most frequent messages speaks volumes about school spirit and family...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 23, 2024 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — The late summer red drum catch- and-release fishery has started along the channel edges of the Chesapeake Bay. Trophy-sized reds are being caught late in the afternoons and well into the evening hours from Pocomoke Sound down to the...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 23, 2024 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton High School’s four tennis courts — some of the only tennis courts in the county — have been razed as part of the school’s $81.3 million upgrade. In addition, the girthy willow oak trees in front of the school that...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 23, 2024 | Features
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Through the decades, the Eastern Shore has been home to many who have earned a living harvesting, marketing, and brokering crops. Those merchants now include 4-year-old P.J. Cathell, the Fig King of Chincoteague Island, who has...
by Sarah Barban | Aug 23, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON BOWMANN Eastern Shore Post Exmore is teetering on the edge of an opportunity for exponential growth — and the decision whether or not to take the leap is in the hands of the town’s elected and appointed officials. Chris Carbaugh, of the Atlantic...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 22, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Kenneth T. Mears passed away on Aug. 12, 2024, in Fort Worth, Texas, at the age of 51. Born Aug. 3, 1973, on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Ken led a life marked by kindness, a deep love for his family, and a courageous battle against cancer for 12 years. Ken...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 22, 2024 | Obituaries
How one man touched so many lives is extraordinary. Mr. James Weiner was known by many names — husband, father, son, grandpa, brother, uncle, Magoo, Jimmy, and friend. He excelled in all these roles, as anyone who knew him would agree. Above all things, Jim was a...
