by Ted Shockley | Jul 21, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post The Northampton Board of Supervisors is paying its former county administrator $150 per hour to help the town of Eastville sort out a staffing and financial conundrum, according to county documents and interviews. Northampton County...
by Ted Shockley | Jul 21, 2026 | News
On July 22, 1960, a man took a gun away from Carroll Dickerson in Hallwood and shot at him, touching off a manhunt. Bloodhounds were secured from Georgetown, Del., and used in the search. On July 22, 1954, Billie Rae Mason, the daughter of William Mason of Pension...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 20, 2026 | News
BY SARAH BARBAN, Eastern Shore Post — Good food is all about balance. Chef Samin Nosrat contends that delicious food is made by balancing four things: salt, fat, acid, and heat. The food at Tacos Bravos has so much balance. It is 100% worth stopping for, but...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 20, 2026 | News
STORYTIME: 10 to 11 a.m., Delmarva Discovery Museum, Pocomoke City. During Discovery Tales children can listen to a story and make a craft related to it. To register visit https://tinyurl.com/ym4vcfzpJUGGLER: 10:30 a.m., Cape Charles Central Park, Cape Charles....
by Sarah Barban | Jul 20, 2026 | News
On July 21, 1960, Donna Kay Hickman was crowned Miss Wachapreague 1960 at the opening night of the Wachapreague Fireman’s Carnival. She was crowed by Ann Bulman, the previous year’s queen. On July 21, 1959, Edward Thomas Belote, of Cheriton, pleaded guilty in...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 20, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The Accomack County Board of Supervisors has reversed course on a decision last month to remove the county’s seaside from Chesapeake Bay Act protections. Supervisors opened a meeting on Wednesday, July 15, by voting unanimously to...
by Sarah Barban | Jul 20, 2026 | News
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The median price of a home in Northampton County soared to $549,000 during the first six months of 2026, an increase of more than $100,000 over the same time period last year, numbers from the Eastern Shore Association of Realtors...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 17, 2026 | Obituaries
Mr. Marcos Josué Ortiz-Roblero, 26, of Temperanceville, was welcomed into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Monday, July 6, 2026. Born Sept. 4, 1999, in Seaford, Del., Marcos — better known as “Paco” or, if you were family, “Macos” or “Manacos” — was a beloved...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 17, 2026 | Obituaries
Mr. Clyde Esmond “Trippy” Lotspeich III, a unique and mighty fine fellow, of Parksley, passed away peacefully at home on July 11, 2026. Born on March 27, 1945, in Philadelphia, Pa., he was the son of the late Clyde E. Lotspeich Jr. and Jean Brown Lotspeich. The...
by Ryan Webb | Jul 17, 2026 | Obituaries
Mrs. Brenda Marie Heinz, 80, of Nassawadox, passed away peacefully with her family by her side. Born in Neptune, N.J., Brenda was the daughter of the late John Walter Woolley and Violet Tabors Woolley. She was raised in Wall Township, N.J., before making Virginia’s...
