by Ted Shockley | Jul 24, 2023 | Headlines
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Saltwater Cowboys are gearing up for Chincoteague’s 98th annual Pony Penning, which returns next week. Events take place each year on the last consecutive Wednesday and Thursday of July, when tens of thousands flock to the...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 24, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County native who is a war veteran and retired U.S. Army officer, and who served as a global program manager for the Department of Defense, is a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Accomack County Board of Supervisors. Jeff Parks, who described...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 24, 2023 | Headlines
Calvin L. Washington Sr., an entrepreneur and minister, has announced his candidacy for District 5 seat on the Accomack County Board of Supervisors in the Nov. 7 election. Washington is a pastor, small business owner, and retired assistant poultry plant manager, and...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 24, 2023 | Headlines
Ronnie E. Holden, a lifetime resident of the Eastern Shore and a product of Accomack County Public Schools, is seeking re-election to the District 8 seat on the Accomack County School Board in the Nov. 7 general election. District 8 includes Melfa, Wachapreague,...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 22, 2023 | Headlines
A state trooper’s vehicle was struck north of Belle Haven by a driver allegedly under the influence of alcohol while the officer was traveling to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital to investigate a separate DUI accident. Afterward, the family of the driver in the Belle...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 20, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Robert Joseph Watson, known also to many as “Mr. Bobby,” passed into the arms of Jesus on July 10, 2023. Robert was born on July 31, 1944, to the late Thurlow Elmer Watson and the late Anita Ruth Watson. Robert worked for Moore Business Forms for 28 years and then...
