by Ted Shockley | Aug 15, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Chincoteague’s downtown merchants are raising funds to bring a mural to one of the town’s oldest buildings. The project by the Historic Main Street Merchants Association aims to add a three-story rendering of Chincoteague’s...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 15, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A local group is helping older adults stay in their homes by providing help with household tasks, transportation, social connections, and other small services. Village Neighbors is a volunteer-driven group on Chincoteague Island,...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 14, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A bone that appears to be a human jaw bone with a tooth intact was found on Cape Charles public beach, the town’s police chief confirmed. Police Chief Jim Pruitt said the bone has been taken to the Virginia Department of Forensic...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 14, 2023 | Headlines
Malcolm “Pep” White, the District 9 representative on the Accomack County School Board, has filed for re-election in the Nov. 7 general election. “I bring a committed voice for the people of District 9,” said White, who was born and raised in Accomack County. “During...
by Ted Shockley | Aug 14, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A company offering a medical method to counteract insulin resistance in people with diabetes will open a clinic in Onley, part of a chain of three new facilities statewide. The procedure, called metabolic syndrome insulin...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 10, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Ruth Spady Smith, “Nana,” 92, passed away peacefully Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023, in her home surrounded by family. A native of the Eastern Shore, she was the daughter of the late William and Maude Spady. She retired from the college as a registered nurse and took on...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 10, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Louise Yvonne Taylor Ward, 78, of Clam, wife of David Francis Ward, passed away on Aug. 8, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital. Born on June 17, 1945, in Clam, she was the daughter of the late Roland Stanford Taylor and Nellie Annis Taylor. Louise was a...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 10, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Dora Saunders Zember Bell passed away in Keller on Aug. 5, 2023, at the age of 91. Dora was the daughter of George Willis Saunders and Emma Lewis Saunders and was born in Nassawadox on Sept. 21, 1931. In addition to her parents, Dora was predeceased by her...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 10, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Sara Ann Twisdale, wife of the late David W. Twisdale and a resident of Willis Wharf, passed away Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, at her daughter’s residence. A native of Birdsnest, she was the daughter of the late Elton Gladden and the late Amie Killmon Gladden. She was...
by Ryan Webb | Aug 10, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Thomas Cunningham Fountaine, 74, passed away peacefully at home on Aug. 4, 2023. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles A. Fountaine Jr. and Martha C. Fountaine; and niece, Alexis Fountaine. He is survived by his loving wife, Ellen P. Fountaine; sons,...
