by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I have been a resident of Wachapreague for almost 30 years and have seen changes like many other small towns on the Shore. Old-timers are passing away, and others are leaving for better jobs and opportunities. My wife and I have been involved in the local...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In response to the coming cigarette tax, I would like to say, that in my 84 years I have never smoked a cigarette, but if I did, I would be smart enough to go to Accomack County to buy them. Northampton will not gain on taxes but will lose county merchant...
by James Ritch | May 2, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I do not have a bone in the cigarette tax fight. Not knowing how the law reads, does it mean other forms of nicotine delivery are exempt from the tax? As one said, some will spend $5 in fuel and time to save $0.50 on the product. This is my concern as the...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — State police are investigating a fatal shooting near Accomac Thursday. Police were called to the scene of a single-vehicle crash on Route 13 at the intersection of Front Street and Mary N. Smith Road. The crash was reported Thursday, April 28, at around...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Features, Fishing Report
By Bill Hall – The recent stretch of nice weather, combined with two large flounder tournaments, produced a surge of activity on the water. Last weekend brought about a noticeable increase in boat traffic, with many local anglers putting their boats in the water for...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Features
Staff Report – The Eastern Shore Post was recognized for excellence this week by the Virginia Press Association. Joni Hamilton, of Shore Marketing Services, won a total of 10 awards for ads she created for the Eastern Shore Post. Hamilton is the Post’s graphic...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – We love babies but when we opened our internet tubes this week, some facts about babies came out that were kind of freaky. Have you ever looked at an infant who gives you that otherworldly stare that somehow seems knowing and deep and … wait, that...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Donald Wayne “Don” Kilmon Sr., 74, husband of Susan Annis Kilmon, passed away Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at his home in Bloxom. Born Aug. 25, 1947, in Nassawadox and raised in Onancock, he was the son of the late Linwood Henry Kilmon and the late Mary Hart Kilmon....
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Obituaries
Lt. Col. William Ernest “Bill” Tyson (U.S. Army, retired), passed away Oct. 26, 2021. Born April 14, 1942, in Bainbridge, Ga., he was the son of the late Ernest Jones Tyson and the late Hazel Sloan Tyson. Bill’s father died when he was just eight years old, but...
by James Ritch | Apr 29, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Donald Gene “Donnie” Baggett, 79, husband of Sandra Parker “Sandy” Baggett and a resident of Cashville, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center in Parksley. A native of Virginia Beach, Donnie was born Sept. 13, 1942, in...
