by Ted Shockley | Nov 7, 2023 | Headlines
Talia Custis Taylor pulled off a victory for the ages on Tuesday night, defeating Cedrick Cooper — the son of retiring Accomack County Circuit Court Clerk Samuel Cooper — in a race for the elder Cooper’s seat. Taylor defeated Cedrick Cooper, 6,193 to 4,398, to...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 7, 2023 | Headlines
Voters elected three new members to the Accomack County School Board on Tuesday night. Challenger Glenn Neal defeated incumbent Gary Reese in District 4 and challenger Stefanie Jackson defeated incumbent Ronnie Holden in District 8. J. Jason Weippert won election in...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 7, 2023 | Headlines
Tuesday’s election was a tough time to be a contested incumbent on the Accomack County Board of Supervisors. A cranky electorate threw out all three challenged incumbents. In District 2, Roger DeGeorges defeated Ron Wolff, 652-541. In District 4, Jeffrey Parks...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 6, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County man was fatally injured Friday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash north of Gargatha. Joseph Rice, 84, of Saxis Road, Temperanceville, was pronounced dead at the scene, said State Police Sgt. Michelle Anaya. An investigation showed Rice was...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — It’s a typical Friday night for Pedro Mateo-Sanchez, a senior at Northampton High School. In the early evening, for a little more than an hour, he’s down in the trenches, blocking and tackling and grunting and grinding as a two-way...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 6, 2023 | Opinion
The last day for voting on the Eastern Shore will be Tuesday, Nov. 7 — that is Election Day in Virginia. But we might not know that night who the winners are. Not all the votes will be counted on election night. The totals you find that night at the Virginia...
by Ryan Webb | Nov 6, 2023 | Features
by Ryan Webb | Nov 2, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sara Lewis Wood, 78, passed away at her residence on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Her parents were the late Harry Martin Lewis and the late Catherine Twyford Lewis. She was predeceased by her husband, Calvin Wood. Sara operated a beauty shop in Nassawadox until she...
