by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Lillie Richardson Clark, 84, loving mother, grandmother, friend to all and wife of the late Rankin Ray Clark and a resident of Capeville, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. A native of Oyster, she...
by James Ritch | Feb 17, 2023 | Obituaries
Mrs. Lula May Reed, age 82, of Sanford, wife of the late Delbert Reed, went home to be with Jesus on Jan. 30, 2023. Born on Sept. 4, 1940, in New Church, she was the daughter of the late Lena Virginia Davis and the late Stewart B. Hall Sr., both of New Church. Lula...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 11, 2023 | Features
On Saturday, Feb. 25, the Accomack NAACP will host its Freedom Fund Banquet and Image Awards Ceremony. The event will begin with a networking reception at 5 p.m. and the formal banquet is at 6 p.m. at Mary N. Smith Cultural Center in Accomac. The event’s theme is,...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Headlines
A man was shot multiple times during an early morning drive-by shooting near the town of Accomac, police say. The Accomack County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the Feb. 1 incident, Sheriff Todd Wessells said in a prepared release sent to regional media Feb. 10....
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Features
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — On the afternoon of Saturday, July 1, 1978, Wachapreague Volunteer Fire Co. member Kerry Wallace saw the smoke from his home and headed for the fire station. Soon afterward, Wallace and other volunteer firefighters were battling...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 10, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce helped nearly 277,000 people in person, by phone or email, and through its newly redesigned website in 2022, an increase of around 8% over 2021, Executive Director Evelyn Shotwell told the Town...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 8, 2023 | Column
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post Adairius Williams’ story of going to college is the quintessential Eastern Shore tale of how a community chips in to raise its youngsters. Williams, the newly hired director of parks and recreation for Marlboro County, S.C., cried...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Onancock officials should keep five positions in the police department and should consider hiring bonuses and increased contributions for family health insurance, according to the town manager. Town Manager Matt Spuck in a...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — The Great Hall at Eastern Shore Community College was abuzz with conversation Monday as around 70 Eastern Shore residents weighed in with tidbits of local knowledge about how climate change is affecting the region. The Hampton...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A bill proposed by state Sen. Lynwood Lewis that would allow short-term rental properties managed by a licensed real estate agent to be exempt from some municipal restrictions essentially has died in a General Assembly committee....
