by Ted Shockley | Feb 7, 2024 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Hundreds of producers from the Shore and beyond gathered at the Exmore Moose Lodge last week for the 34th annual Eastern Shore Agriculture Conference and Trade Show. “This is our premier agricultural event of the year,” said...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 7, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Two men with close business ties to the Bay Creek resort and community in Cape Charles have been sentenced to a combined 48 years in prison for federal crimes related to the sale of illegal tax deductions worth $1.3 billion,...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 7, 2024 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton’s projected revenues for the upcoming fiscal year, on which the county will base its FY 2025 budget, total around $42 million — about $2.2 million more than last year. Northampton’s projected local revenues total...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2024 | Headlines
A house fire on Sunday, Feb. 4, claimed the life of a Hacksneck woman. Melinda Jean Bonniwell was fatally injured in the blaze, said two people familiar with the incident. Her identity was not immediately released by first responders. Bonniwell was 56, public records...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 1, 2024 | Obituaries
A welcome home party was held on the evening of Dec. 13, 2023, and Mrs. Susan Ann “Sue” Dickey (née Flathau) was the guest of honor. No doubt she was received by Jesus with much jubilation and then immediately went to drag Bill out on the divine dance floor. This...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 1, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Betty Howard (Crockett) Bowden was born on Nov. 3, 1949, and died peacefully at her home on Jan. 29, 2024. She was daughter of the late Howard Douglas Crockett and Elizabeth Jane Crockett, of Tangier Island, and the beloved wife of the late Donald Bowden, with...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 1, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Patricia Louise Bemb, 85, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing in Nassawadox. She was the daughter of the late Francis John Makowski and the late Clara Louise Lukowski Makowski. Patricia was predeceased...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 1, 2024 | Obituaries
Mrs. Barbara Roos Hill, 83, wife of Thomas Joseph Hill and a resident of Pungoteague, passed away at her home on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. She was formerly of Bay Shore, N.Y. Born March 22, 1940 in Lynbrook, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Stella Glass Roos and...
by Ryan Webb | Feb 1, 2024 | Obituaries
Mr. Donald Thomas Young, 85, of Parksley, husband of Louise Floyd (Johnson) Young passed away on Jan. 23, 2024. Born on Aug. 15, 1938, in Parksley, he was the son of the late Harvey and Thelma Young. Donald joined the U.S. Air Force after high school. After serving...
