by James Ritch | Aug 15, 2022 | Obituaries
Mrs. April Millett Marquedant passed away peacefully on Aug. 11, 2022, surrounded by her loving family. She bravely fought a long, hard battle with cancer. She was born April 15, 1940, in Portsmouth, Va., and grew up in Ocean View. Her parents were the late John C....
by James Ritch | Aug 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — The Eastern Shore Health District has stocked a limited amount of vaccine doses in preparation for potential cases of monkeypox. No monkeypox cases have been reported on the Eastern Shore, but Virginia as of Aug. 8 has had 145 cases, of which 105...
by James Ritch | Aug 9, 2022 | Headlines
Eastern Shore Rural Health has announced that the storms that caused damage last Friday have interfered with its telephone and internet systems — but appointments are continuing as scheduled. “Our team is working to resolve the issue,” said Digital Marketing Associate...
by James Ritch | Jul 28, 2022 | Sports
Submitted Story – Chincoteague High School athlete Emma Jackson was recently named to the Extra Innings Softball High School All-American Team as a first team outfielder. Extra Innings Softball is one of the nation’s premier softball rankings publications. Jackson...
by James Ritch | May 23, 2022 | Features
By Martha Wessells Steger – Special to the Eastern Shore Post – The newly expanded Virginia Museum of History & Culture, next to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts in Richmond’s Museum District, sheds a broader light on coastal Virginia and on other regions of the...