by Ted Shockley | Dec 23, 2022 | Headlines
An arctic front whistled across the Eastern Shore on Friday, Dec. 23, causing flooding in low-lying waterfront areas, sporadic power outages, and dropping temperatures. On the bayside of Accomack and Northampton counties, images showed floodwaters pooling in the...
by Carol Vaughn | Dec 20, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report One woman was arrested and another was taken to a Norfolk hospital after an incident Saturday afternoon in Melfa. Yvrose Compere, 36, of Melfa, was arrested and charged with aggravated malicious wounding after the Accomack County Sheriff’s Office received...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 19, 2022 | Sports
BY ADOLPHUS AMES, Eastern Shore Post The Nandua Warriors boys varsity basketball team reached the state semifinals during the 2000-2001 season and lost, 70-47, to Council High School. B.A. Walker, who played point guard for the Warriors during this time, used the...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 19, 2022 | Sports
BY ADOLPHUS AMES, Eastern Shore Post The Chincoteague Ponies boys varsity basketball team picked up its first win of the season Friday, Dec. 9, on the Ponies’ home court by defeating the Broadwater Vikings, 63-32. The Ponies built a 28-17 lead in the first half. In...
by Ted Shockley | Dec 19, 2022 | Opinion
BY BOB MCLAUGHLIN, guest columnist What a missed opportunity to protect our Eastern Shore beaches and the Chesapeake Bay. Rather than approve common-sense regulations as expected at its Dec. 6 meeting, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission approved a meaningless...
by Carol Vaughn | Dec 15, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report A Quinby man was arrested and charged with attempted capital murder after police say he fired on deputies during a domestic incident Wednesday afternoon. Anthony Dwayne Baumgardner, 18, was transported to Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital and then...
by Carol Vaughn | Dec 6, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report The body of a deceased man found on Assateague beach on Thanksgiving Day has been identified as Dewey Elmer Hall Sr., of Chincoteague, according to the Chincoteague Police Department. Hall had been reported missing Nov. 7 and was last seen around 1:30...
by Carol Vaughn | Nov 17, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report A Florida man was arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase on Route 13 Tuesday. The chase started in Northampton County and continued through the length of Accomack County before the driver was apprehended. The pursuit started after Northampton...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 15, 2022 | Features
Members of the Nandua Middle School FCCLA (Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America) Chapter attended the FCCLA Day at the Virginia State Fair on Sept. 29. They competed in State Fair STAR Events (Students Taking Action for Recognition). There were four...
by Ted Shockley | Nov 15, 2022 | Headlines
BY CAROL VAUGHN A Chincoteague business owner asked the town council Monday to reconsider its pending cigarette tax increase, saying the recently passed ordinance would chase customers away. The 40-cents-per-pack increase, which the council approved in September, will...
