by Ted Shockley | Jan 10, 2023 | Opinion
— Gender reveal parties will continue to kill people. The idiotic practice of expectant couples using cannons, explosives, and airplanes to reveal the gender of their unborn child has been responsible for 30 or more deaths, including those lost in forest fires started...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 10, 2023 | Opinion
By TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post My New Year’s predictions for the Eastern Shore never come true. Last year, not a single one came to fruition. But that won’t stop me from making more. This year will be amazing on the Eastern Shore because of these initiatives...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Victor C. Hall, 63, of Melfa, transitioned from labor to reward on Dec. 31, 2022, at Sentara Leigh Hospital in Norfolk. Born in Accomac, Victor was the beloved son of the late Lula Hall Seymour. He was affectionately known as “Vic” or “Hunt” by his family and...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Milton E. Bull, 91, of Exmore, departed this life on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born in Wardtown, Milton was the beloved son of the late Annie B. Kellam and Henry Bull. He was affectionately known as “Sonny” by his...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Obituaries
Mr. Calvin L. Morris, 83, of New Church, delivered his final load and said his last 10-4 on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, at his residence. Born in New Church, Calvin was the beloved son of the late Elizabeth Collins Morris and the late William Wafer. He was lovingly known as...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post COVID-19 cases on the Eastern Shore are trending upward with the arrival of winter, similarly to last year. Still, vaccination and other measures are keeping the death rate low compared to earlier in the pandemic, before vaccines...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Features
BY ADOLPHUS AMES, Eastern Shore Post A group of Northampton High School students gathered near the Yellow Jackets’ softball field Wednesday morning for an experiment — how far they could launch potatoes using cannons made from PVC pipes. Chase Baxa, who teaches...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 9, 2023 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post The Chincoteague Town Council on Jan. 3 approved a resolution authorizing the acceptance of a real-estate donation from Chincoteague Sunsets LLC of sewage treatment facilities. The town in November 2020 began negotiations with...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 6, 2023 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post Asia Renee Woolford heard about the crash on U.S. Route 13 and decided to check on her husband. She telephoned him four times and got no answer. So she drove to the crash site near Mappsville and talked to a police officer, who gave...
by Ted Shockley | Jan 3, 2023 | Headlines
An Accomack County man was fatally injured in a vehicle crash on the afternoon of New Year’s Day, State Police say. Mark Crumpler, 62, of Bloxom, died at the scene. Crumpler was driving a motorcycle north on U.S. Route 13 when it hit a minivan that had been traveling...
