by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: I want to offer my most sincere appreciation to Chairman Ronnie Holden and the Accomack County School Board for their decision to save Accomac school. I get very excited when I think of all the possibilities for bringing this proud lady back to life. ...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: When hundreds of immigrant workers signed up to work in tomato fields on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, they were promised plenty of work. However, soon after they arrived, they were confronted with a different scenario: a paycheck that barely covers...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Parksley Town Council is seeking residents’ input on changes to town parking rules. “The reason we’re trying to do this … is because we have several situations in town where people are driving over and destroying our water...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County woman who worked as a school resource officer has announced her candidacy for the District 3 seat on the school board. Jessica Lewis said in a prepared release that she is an advocate for the “safety of students, the voice of parents, and the...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post Virginia’s bay scallop population fell into steep decline after its seagrass habitat was decimated by a deadly combination of disease and a 1933 hurricane. Today, however, Eastern Shore conservation partners are rebuilding a...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Whitesville Beautification Project aims to remove derelict buildings in an Accomack County neighborhood, providing a blueprint for similar projects in other parts of the county. At its halfway point, the pilot program is a...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 13, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Theodore Arlin Russell, 92, of Chincoteague Island, passed away on July 8, 2023, at his home on Chincoteague. He was born to the late Theodore Russell and the late Margaret Lois Scott on July 7, 1931, in Camden, N.J. Theodore (known to many as ‘Ted’) worked for...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 13, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sharon Leigh Martin, age 83, of Harborton, passed away on Monday, July 10, 2023. She was the wife of Webster S. Martin. She was born in South Dakota to the late Frank A. Cisar and the late Lorraine Clayton Cisar. She spent the majority of her youth in Silver...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 13, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Josephine “Jo” Black Boss, 95, died peacefully at Nassawadox Rehabilitation and Nursing on July 6, 2023. She was born in Clarksboro, N.J., on Dec. 1, 1927, and reared in Northampton County. She was the daughter of the late J. Harold (Doc) Black and Helen Brammell...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 13, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. John Allen Trumbull, 76, of Cape Charles, passed away Saturday, July 1, 2023. A native of Upper Arlington, Ohio, he was preceded in death by his parents, the late Hubert Trumbull and the late Virginia Carol Allen Trumbull. John was a Vietnam Veteran who served in...
