by James Ritch | May 24, 2022 | Obituaries
Ames Lee Justis, age 93, passed away at his home in Onancock on May 14, 2022. He is survived by his daughter, Janet Lee Justis, and his brother, Kenneth “Kenny” Justis (Dianne), also of Onancock. In addition, Ames is survived by several generations of loving in-laws,...
by James Ritch | May 24, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Joan Ann Collins, 83, of Leemont, wife of the late William W. Collins Sr., passed away May 17, 2022, at Shore Health and Rehabilitation Center. Born on March 29, 1939, in Nassawadox, she was the daughter of the late Mary Etta Boyce. Joan was retired from Perdue...
by James Ritch | May 24, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. George “Parker” Johnson, 91, husband of the late Gloria Custis Johnson and longtime resident of Hopeton, passed away at his home on Friday, May 20, 2022. Parker was born Sept. 6, 1930, in Leemont, and was a son of the late Fletcher Johnson and the late Evelyn...
by James Ritch | May 24, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Alfio Joseph Bruno, 83, former resident of Eastchester, N.Y., died peacefully on May 17, 2022. Born in Bronxville, N.Y., Alfio Joseph Bruno was the son of the late Joseph Bruno and the late Josephine Bruno, and brother to Peter Joseph Bruno. He is survived by his...
by James Ritch | May 24, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation, Chesapeake Field Office, responded Dec. 4, 2021, to a request by the New Church Fire Department to investigate a suspicious fire with a deceased victim located in the residence. “When...
by James Ritch | May 23, 2022 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger – Special to the Eastern Shore Post – The newly expanded Virginia Museum of History & Culture, next to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond’s Museum District, sheds a broader light on coastal Virginia and on other regions of the...
by James Ritch | May 23, 2022 | Features
Submitted by Amy G. Bull, director of communications and development – Eastern Shore Rural Health System Inc. was honored at the Conference for Agricultural Worker Health on May 2, in Denver. The Conference for Agricultural Worker Health, sponsored by the National...
by James Ritch | May 23, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: There are two ways to approach the cost of building construction. One is sheer practicality. We ask ourselves what is the bottom line to get this building done as inexpensively as possible. We want it to be practical, fairly attractive, maintenance free....
by James Ritch | May 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – We lost our appetite when we opened our internet tubes this week and out came all sorts of bizarre information about last meals requested by people condemned to be executed. According to a paper written by a Mercer University School of Law, Georgia,...
by James Ritch | May 23, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gage T. Johnson, aka Cory J. Bitts, 29, of Sewells Point Road, Norfolk, was indicted May 6 on two felony charges, receiving stolen property of $1,000 or more on Oct. 2, 2021, and forging a public record on Oct. 7, 2021. His vehicle was stopped...
