by James Ritch | Jan 6, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. Gregory Scott Coleman passed away peacefully Thursday, Dec. 30, 2021. Greg was born on Long Island, N.Y., on July 2, 1958, and moved to the Eastern Shore of Virginia in 1979 with his parents, Walter and Emma Coleman, both of whom predeceased him. For many years,...
by James Ritch | Jan 6, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing for tonight (Jan. 6) and early Friday. As of Thursday morning, most of the snow is forecast to fall north of Richmond to the Maryland Eastern Shore. Click on the first image below to...
by James Ritch | Jan 4, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service has issued a briefing highlighting the potential for additional accumulating snowfall expected Thursday evening into Friday. Monitor the latest forecasts using the links below: https://www.weather.gov/akq/Brief ...
by James Ritch | Jan 3, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued an updated briefing as of Jan. 3, 5:30 a.m., regarding the ongoing winter weather event. Advisories: Winter Weather Advisory in effect Jan. 3, 7 a.m. until 7 p.m. (Accomack) Coastal Flood...
by James Ritch | Jan 2, 2022 | Headlines
Staff Report — The National Weather Service in Wakefield, Va., has issued a briefing as of Jan. 2, 5:15 p.m., in regards to the potential winter weather event this coming Monday. The weather service has issued a winter weather advisory for Accomack County for Monday,...
by James Ritch | Jan 1, 2022 | Obituaries
Mr. William F. Trader, of Horntown, departed this life Monday, Dec. 20, 2021, at his residence after suffering a long illness. Born in Horntown, William was the third child of six born to the late Robert and Celia Trader. William was employed by Lansdown Steel Company...
by James Ritch | Dec 30, 2021 | Features
Story and Photos by Brice N. Stump – Special to the Eastern Shore Post There’s historical gold in Fitz Godwin’s backyard in Assawoman, a rural neighborhood near Atlantic. It was the color of grass that held the telltale clue that something special was just inches...
by James Ritch | Dec 29, 2021 | Features
Story and Photos by Bill Sterling – Brock Custis and Javon Smith, separated by a grade at Nandua High School and now 33 and 32, respectively, work in tandem to improve the lives of the youth attending the Boys & Girls Club each weekday afternoon at the Mary N....