by Ted Shockley | Mar 20, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Shore First — When the COVID-19 pandemic ended the Eastville Volunteer Fire Company’s fundraising projects, prospects looked dire for the organization, which was incorporated in 1931. Prohibitions on gathering meant the fire company’s bingo nights and...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Features
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — An old clock had been standing for years behind a chair at the Woman’s Club of Accomack’s Carrie Watson Clubhouse in Onley. During an initiative to freshen the interior, nobody quite knew what to do with it. “You would never guess...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Features
BY MATTHEW WELLS, Special to the Eastern Shore Post — An online guide for a walking tour of Cape Charles’ notable places in African American history has been launched. The Invisible History Walking Tour of Historic Cape Charles begins at the Mason Avenue railroad and...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: The painted strips reading “No parking, fire lane” in front of the Four Corner Plaza ABC store in Onley should be changed to read, “Reserved parking for under-educated, lazy fools.” That way, it would eliminate any source of doubt (for those who know...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: Is nothing worth saving? I’m still worried that we are going to lose Accomac School to the wrecking ball. What’s going on behind those closed doors? Now it’s the Beebe Ranch on Chincoteague Island. I understand the family can no longer keep it....
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: I would like to express my gratitude to the Eastern Shore Post for its coverage of the fatal car crash that took the lives of two beautiful children on Jan. 28. On that fateful day, Nadyanaliz Ortiz Vazquez and Dajerilyz Ortiz Lebron would never return...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Opinion
To the editor: For decades there has been a bank in the vicinity of Hallwood, either within the town or on U.S. Route 13. Today that bank is Truist Bank, formerly First Virginia Bank, of Mappsville. It is one of the prettiest banks I have ever seen, with its...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Features
The Museum of Chincoteague Island will hold a dinner auction at the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire House, 5052 Deep Hole Road, on Saturday, April 15, at 5 p.m. to raise money for the potential purchase of the Beebe Ranch. The event will feature music by Boyz of Summer,...
by Ted Shockley | Mar 17, 2023 | Headlines
BY STEFANIE JACKSON, Eastern Shore Post — Northampton supervisors voted Tuesday night to prevent future wetland mitigation projects that only would benefit other localities. Such projects “cannot be allowed in Northampton County; 73% of our land is water; only 200...
