by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Features
STAFF REPORT — The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority and Eastern Shore Community College have formally partnered in an internship program that is the authority’s first with a college of any size. Virginia Space Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director...
by Ted Shockley | Feb 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post Northampton County Public Schools’ associate superintendent for instruction has been hired by the school board as its new superintendent. The announcement that Lisa L. Martin had accepted the position was made at the Jan. 26 school...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Headlines
Frances Ann Bailey, of Melfa, was selected as the 2023 Virginia Mother of the Year. She is the 62nd woman in Virginia history to hold this honor. Bailey is the CEO of Frances Bailey Enterprises LLC, and the founder of the nonprofit organization Red Door Empowerment....
by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Features
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Eastern Shore Animal Hospital did a makeover in December for one of the dogs at the Eastern Shore Regional Animal Control facility. “We recently did a fully sedated groom for Scuttle, a stray who was completely matted on intake,”...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Headlines
SUBMITTED RELEASE Sheriff David L. Doughty Jr. announced he will seek a fourth, four-year term as sheriff of Northampton County, the position he has held since 2011. A lifelong resident of Northampton County, Doughty, 53, has been employed with the Northampton County...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 27, 2023 | Headlines
SUBMITTED RELEASE Northampton Circuit Court Clerk Traci L. Johnson has announced that she will seek re-election in November. Johnson began in the Clerk’s Office as a part-time deputy clerk for her mentor, the late Kenneth F. Arnold, over 30 years ago. A lifelong...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 23, 2023 | Sports
BY ADOLPHUS AMES, Eastern Shore Post The Nandua Warriors girls varsity swim team had its most successful season last year. The team won the Region 2A Championship and finished in fourth place at the 2022 Class 2A State Championship. Prior to last season, the team had...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 23, 2023 | Opinion
Inflation has burdened everyone. But it is especially jolting to hear how inflation has impinged on farming. The cost of growing our food has never been so high. The result is hitting U.S. consumers in the grocery store checkout lines. “This is the most perilous time...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 23, 2023 | Features
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The Accomack chapter of the NAACP held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration Monday at Living Word Church of Deliverance near Parksley. Camesha Handy, chapter vice president, opened the event, noting the Accomack NAACP...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 23, 2023 | Features
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — A capacity crowd celebrated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an inaugural event held Monday evening at the Historic Palace Theatre in Cape Charles. The event, sponsored by Pastor Kelvin F. Jones and his church,...
