by James Ritch | Apr 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Mason Matthew Fisher was born Sept. 19, 2000, the only son of Bryan and Helen Fisher. Mason lived to be a little over 21. He was very proud of what he was doing in his life; he had moved off the Shore and was standing on his own. He was happy with his new life,...
by James Ritch | Apr 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Norma Parks Wessells, of Accomac, wife of the late Preston Wessells, passed on to eternal life with the Lord at age 100. Born Sept. 18, 1921, to Clifford and Merle Parks, Norma was one of nine Parks siblings who were members of Zion Baptist Church. During her...
by James Ritch | Apr 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. Christina Lynn Ahern, 53, wife of Christopher “Chris” Bonniwell, passed away at her home in Hacksneck on Saturday, April 23, 2022. Born Jan. 31, 1969, in Nassau County, N.Y., she was the daughter of the late Frank Walczyk and the late Gail Arpino Walczyk. Never...
by James Ritch | Apr 27, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Ivan Earl Cummings, 64, husband of Annmarie Vaughn “Ann” Cummings and a resident of Onley, passed away Thursday, April 21, 2022, at Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital in Onancock. Born Oct. 25, 1957, in Charleston, S.C., he was the son of Janice Canady Oxendine, of...
by James Ritch | Apr 27, 2022 | Headlines
Photos by Jim Ritch – Rep. Elaine Luria’s tour Monday of the Eastern Shore ended with a stop in Cape Charles to deliver $2.5 million in support for the Eastern Shore Rail Trail. Congresswoman Elaine Luria smiles during the announcement of $2.5 million in federal...
by James Ritch | Apr 26, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Accomack County Public Schools has updated its policy on student possession and use of alcohol and tobacco products, which now includes e-cigarettes and vapes and imposes more severe consequences on students who violate the policy as of April 19....
by James Ritch | Apr 25, 2022 | Features
By David Martin – When we opened our internet tubes this week, green growing gardens were revealed. In some parts of the world, a “garden” is assumed to mean areas for flowers and frillies while a plot for growing food is referred to as a kitchen garden, vegetable...
by James Ritch | Apr 25, 2022 | Court Postings
By Nancy Drury Duncan – A charge of malicious maiming was dismissed against Corbin Kenji Drummond Jr., 42, of Atlantic. In a case described by defense attorney Carl Bundick as an example of “life on Wishart’s Point Road,” Drummond was charged with stabbing neighbor...
by James Ritch | Apr 25, 2022 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger Special to the Eastern Shore Post The railroad is gone from Accomack and Northampton counties. It can’t even make another comeback – the tracks have been ripped up – after several reincarnations in its hundred-plus-years’ use in Virginia’s...
by James Ritch | Apr 25, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Brian Sutton, 50, of Accokeek, Md., formerly of the Shore, peacefully made his transition to his heavenly home on Thursday, April 14, 2022, at his residence. Born in Makemie Park, Brian was the second youngest of six children to Freddie Sutton Jr. and Janice E....
