by Ted Shockley | Sep 19, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Lonnie Smith was a young man who had an old soul — and a short life. “I knew that I was going to lose him young,” said his mother, Angela Smith. “I always knew.” The promising artist died by suicide on Sept. 2, not far from...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 19, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Parksley is deliberating how to manage new food trucks in town and could dramatically reduce the number of days they can operate in town. The town council during a public hearing Monday, Sept. 11, discussed proposed guidelines...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 19, 2023 | Headlines
Ron Wolff, a five-term member of the Accomack County Board of Supervisors, has announced his re-election candidacy for the District 2 seat in the Nov. 7 election. “It has always been an honor to serve my constituents of District 2 on the board of supervisors, to keep...
by Ted Shockley | Sep 19, 2023 | Headlines
Jesse Speidel, a lifelong resident of Chincoteague Island, has announced his re-election campaign for the District 1 seat on the Accomack County School Board in the Nov. 7 election. Speidel was appointed to serve in 2017 and was elected for his current term in 2020....
by Ted Shockley | Sep 18, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton County Public Schools received a bid of nearly $99 million for its high school and middle school improvement project — around $15 million more than the low bid received about a year ago. Superintendent Lisa Martin...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. William “Bill” Francis Harrison Jr., 73, husband of the late Patti Harrison, passed away on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Berlin, Md. Born Aug. 17, 1950, in Nassawadox, he was the son of the late William Francis Harrison and the late Dorothy Lewis Harrison. Bill was...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Jane Arnold Prince Clark, 78, of Plymouth, N.C., passed away on Sept. 7, 2023, at home surrounded by her family and her little buddy, Maisie, after a long and courageous battle against cancer and its complications. Jane was born on June 28, 1945, to Virginia (née...
by Ryan Webb | Sep 14, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Joan Hart Northam, 90, wife of Leslie “Les” Thomas Northam, departed this earthly life on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in Onancock. Born Dec. 16, 1932, in Melfa, she was the daughter of the late Brooks Hart Sr. and Flora Berry Hart Etz. Growing up in Melfa, she was...
