by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Features
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — It is hard to imagine Northampton High School’s library without Kay Ballard. Ballard has worked as the library clerk for Northampton High School since 1981, long before the building also housed the county middle school. She...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Features
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Back in 1985, a newly minted college graduate began teaching third grade at the school now known as Pungoteague Elementary School. Now, in 2025, she’s concluding her service as a fondly remembered educator. Mae Gray of...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Headlines
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The town of Cape Charles is planning the construction of a new town hall to replace the current building located at 2 Plum St. “It’s completely out of date,” said Mayor Adam Charney of the existing building. The current town...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 9, 2025 | Sports
BY MARK MORING, Eastern Shore Post — Since the moment they lost in the semifinals of last year’s state championships, Northampton’s boys soccer team has been singularly focused on one goal all season: winning it all, as they did two years ago. As a reminder to his...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 9, 2025 | Sports
BY BILL HALL, Eastern Shore Post — The new minimum legal length for flounder is now 17.5 inches. The change became effective on June 1. Speaking of flounder, Susie Perkins earned first place in the 9th Annual Wachapreague Shore Girls Flounder Tournament with a 21...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Headlines
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — The federal government is not providing lifeguards at Assateague Island National Seashore, federal and local officials say, as part of budgetary cutbacks. In addition, there was no staffing at the entry booths at the...
by Ted Shockley | Jun 9, 2025 | Headlines
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for NASA include tens of millions of dollars in cuts for the NASA Wallops Flight Facility, documents released publicly last week show. The budget would eliminate NASA Wallops’ balloon...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 6, 2025 | Obituaries
Mrs. Vivian (Vee) Henderson Kellam, 66, passed away surrounded by her loved ones on Friday, May 30, 2025. She was predeceased by her mother, Jeri Jarman Gustafson, and her mother-in-law, Louzetta Kellam. Vee is survived by her husband, Roland Thomas (Tom) Kellam, of...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 6, 2025 | Obituaries
Ms. Debra Ann Gurd, known to all who loved her simply as “Debi,” or “Ga” passed away peacefully on May 24, 2025, at the age of 68. Born on Feb. 8, 1957, in Flint, Mich., Debi brought her strength, laughter, and love wherever life took her — eventually making her home...
by Ryan Webb | Jun 6, 2025 | Obituaries
Mr. Steve Charles Bendick, a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and pillar of his community, passed away on May 31, 2025. A native of Yonkers, N.Y., Steve lived a life marked by service, generosity, and quiet strength. Steve spent 32 years...
