by James Ritch | Jun 30, 2021 | Headlines
Staff Report – A single vehicle accident in Cheriton this morning left one person dead and another hospitalized, according to a Virginia State Police press release. The Eastern Shore 911 center received a call at approximately 8:20 a.m. reporting the accident on North...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Vincent Eugene Riggin, 80, known by all as Riggin and called PopPop by his grandchildren, began his journey to his heavenly home with his dear wife, Bettie June (Brady) Riggin, on June 14, 2021. Riggin will be received in heaven by his parents, Thomas R. Riggin...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Gilbert Francis Johnson Sr., 85, husband of the late June Ann Johnson and a resident of Harborton, passed away Tuesday, June 15, 2021, at his residence. A native of South Amboy, N.J., he was the son of the late Milford Langdon and the late Marie Johnson Langdon....
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Carlos Brinkley Cardoza, better known as Chuck, 47, a resident of Nassawadox, passed away Monday, June 21, 2021, at his residence. A native of Norfolk, he was the son of Linda Meehan, of Machipongo, and Carlos Robert Cardoza and his wife, Debbie, of Virginia...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Obituaries
Mrs. Yvonne J. Sample, 79, of Painter, was called home to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 16, 2021, at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional in Salisbury, Md. Born in Wardtown, Yvonne was the daughter of the late Robert Burton Jr. and the late Hilda James. She was employed...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Obituaries
Mr. Delbert Lee Reed, 83, husband of Lula May Reed, of Sanford, very peacefully in his sleep went home to be with the Lord June 23, 2021, at his residence surrounded by his family. Born April 6, 1938, on Chincoteague Island, he was the son of the late Grover Reed and...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Many thanks to David Martin for his superb article in the Eastern Shore Post on the WWII encounter between Charles Brown of the U.S. Air Force and Franz Stigler of the Luftwaffe (“Random Facts,” June 11 and June 18). He relates an example of combatants...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: On May 26, my wife, son, and I went to the Star East Cemetery on Church Road in Accomac to cut the grass. This is something that we have done for approximately 55 years, mostly every other week during grass cutting season. We normally cut more than just...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: On behalf of the Virginia Division of Rehabilitative Services and the Job Assistance Center Inc., we would like to thank Robert Duer and his staff at the Town of Exmore for allowing us to utilize the Exmore Town Park for the Eastern Shore Regional Job...
by James Ritch | Jun 28, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Kudos to Denise Bowden for her comment, “The Chincoteague causeway is one of the most dangerous stretches of road on the Eastern Shore … leading to one of the most popular places on the Eastern Shore.” I know a lot of us who travel the causeway...
