by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Opinion
BY DELEGATE ROB BLOXOM This is the final capitol report from the 2023 General Assembly session. We returned to Richmond to approve a package of budget amendments to the last year of the two-year budget. I was tasked by the Speaker of the House to be one of six...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 25, 2023 | Opinion
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post My mama was not a musician of any sort. But she was quite an accomplished player of the imaginary violin. Sometimes when I would whine or complain as a child, she bent her left arm and cocked her head to cradle a violin that didn’t...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 22, 2023 | Headlines
BY JIM RITCH, Eastern Shore Post — The Cape Charles Wetlands and Coastal Dune Board voted Wednesday, Sept. 20, to support a project that would build a 274-foot private pier, a boat house, and an eight-ton boat lift alongside the northern end of the town’s public...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 22, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Voters can cast early ballots for the November election starting Friday, Sept. 22. Early voting will run through Saturday, Nov. 4, for the Nov. 7 election, which will determine races for state senator and delegate, as well as...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 21, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Mary Virginia Killmon entered into the presence of Jesus on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, at the age of 95. She is now peacefully resting in her Savior’s arms and feeling the loving embrace of those who went before her, especially her beloved husband, Warren Crandell...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 21, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Anne Fenton Herdt, 93, passed away Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023, in Onancock. As a child, Anne was forced to use her right hand in school, but she continued to use her left hand to comb her hair, throw a ball, and ceaselessly sketch her quick, clever male cartoon...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 21, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Fannie Helen Widgeon Belote, beloved wife the late Walter C. Belote, and a resident of Quinby, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023. Born March 10, 1933 in Oyster, she was the daughter of William Thomas Widgeon and Katherine Eder Widgeon. She was a loving, devoted,...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 21, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Ernest Edward Parks Jr., 57, passed away Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, on Tangier Island. Born Jan. 22, 1966, on Tangier, he was the son of the late Ernest Edward Parks Sr. and the late Donna Jean Parks. Ernie was a loving and devoted husband, father, and pop. A...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 21, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Leilani Sue Russell Brown, 68, of Onancock, beloved wife of George Thomas Brown Jr., tragically passed away on Sept. 11, 2023. Born on Oct. 3, 1954, in Florida, she was the daughter of the late Roy Eugene Russell and the late Helen Margaret Peck. Originally from...
