by Ted Shockley | Oct 3, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County received a bid of $1.9 million to expand the Bayview convenience center, a project that has a budget of $700,000. “I think we do need to start looking at some fundamentals … recognizing that everything we’re...
by Ted Shockley | Oct 3, 2023 | Headlines, Uncategorized
Gary Reese, a longtime Accomack County teacher and coach, has announced is candidacy for re-election to the District 4 seat on the Accomack County School Board. “As a retired teacher who spent 36 years teaching in Accomack County, for the past six years I have had the...
by Ted Shockley | Oct 3, 2023 | Headlines
A Captains Cove resident has announced his candidacy for the District 2 seat on the Accomack County Board of Supervisors. Roger DeGeorges said that although he interested in government, he did not see himself as a politician but “as a retired businessman who, many...
by Ted Shockley | Oct 3, 2023 | Opinion
Serving in a leadership role does not automatically make someone a leader. In the Nov. 7 election, Eastern Shore voters should select candidates who have an absolute commitment to community leadership and a desire to confront the most difficult challenges we face....
by Ted Shockley | Sep 29, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — With less than two days to extend federal funding, U.S. lawmakers have yet to reach a deal that would prevent a federal government shutdown.
If Congress cannot pass a stopgap bill by midnight Saturday, Sept. 30, many federal...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 29, 2023 | Headlines
Christine Oberheitmann and her husband were driving back home to Berlin, Md., when they stopped at the Sting-Ray’s near Cape Charles for a break. While she was in the store, she noticed the Powerball jackpot had grown to $500 million. “I typically only play when the...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 28, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Perry Odell Whitley Jr., 81, husband of the late Doris Scott Tittermary Whitley and a resident of Exmore, passed away Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2023, at his residence. A native of Newsoms, Va., he was the son of the late Perry Odell Whitley and the late Martha Edwards...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 28, 2023 | Obituaries
UPDATE The service for Carl Wesley “Bud” Ballance Jr. has been postponed due to an illness in the family. The new date and time will be announced when the service is rescheduled. www.williamsfuneralhomes.com Mr. Carl Wesley “Bud” Ballance Jr., 88, husband of Wanda...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 28, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Margaret Ann Taylor Miles, 79, passed away peacefully while surrounded by her family on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. One of five children, Margaret was born June 9, 1944, to the late Eldred Marshall Taylor and the late Agnes Marilyn Bull Taylor. Margaret grew up on...
