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Gary Reese, a longtime Accomack County teacher and coach, has announced is candidacy for re-election to the District 4 seat on the Accomack County School Board. “As a retired teacher who spent 36 years teaching in Accomack County, for the past six years I have had the privilege of serving...
A Chincoteague resident is a candidate for the District 1 seat on the Accomack County School Board in the Nov. 7 election.  Connie Burford called herself a “20-year advocate for students, parents and teachers” and said she feels “District 1 schools are not getting the representation they deserve.” The district...
BY CLARA VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post —  Independence Day on the Eastern Shore evokes images of beach days, boating, patriotic parades, and Popsicles melting on a hot day. But in Accomac, the issue of ice pops has become a heated debate. The topic causing the fireworks: whether the Accomac Town Council should...
To the editor: On my drive from Capeville to Food Lion near Cape Charles, I was a bit shocked to see the latest billboard for the Historic Palace Theatre’s “Films That Move” event.  The billboard features two women in their underwear in what I consider a suggestive position.  It is no doubt...
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — More than $27 million has been appropriated for dredging of federal waterways on the Eastern Shore — covering the federal navigation improvements the Eastern Shore Regional Navigable Waterways Committee has been fighting for since the committee’s inception eight years ago. The fiscal year 2023 Army...
BY CAROL VAUGHN, Eastern Shore Post — Onancock officials should keep five positions in the police department and should consider hiring bonuses and increased contributions for family health insurance, according to the town manager. Town Manager Matt Spuck in a presentation at the Jan. 23 Town Council meeting detailed issues with police...

Mr. Johnny G. Abbott Jr., 72, of Parksley, answered the call to a peaceful eternal rest on January 4, 2023, in his home, upon his wishes. Born in Mappsville, Johnny was the beloved son of the late Johnnie G. Abbott Sr. and the late Carrie A. Smith. He was affectionately...
If the internal combustion engine is such a dirty creation, poisoning the environment and warming the planet, why is this 200-year-old technology currently powering 2 billion vehicles (cars, trucks, trains, ships) worldwide, representing 99.8% of global transportation? Answer: So far, there’s no alternative that matches all the benefits of the...