by James Ritch | Dec 28, 2018 | Features
Story and Photo by Bill SterlingSpecial to the Eastern Shore PostIt was February of her senior year at Central High School in 1974 when Connie Widgeon was told by her guidance counselor, Nancy Irvin, that Irvin’s husband had mentioned he needed help at the bank. She...
by James Ritch | Dec 16, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda CicoiraThe Onley firehouse and five surrounding properties were sold last week for $100,000, or just under a third of the assessed value. The move was a final step in settling the assets of the former fire company dissolved by the Accomack Board of...
by James Ritch | Oct 15, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira- Hot topics before the Onley Town Council Monday night were the proposed new town office that could cost more than $1 million to construct and the appointment of an interim council member to replace the seat left empty when Mayor Dawn Dize moved up...
by James Ritch | Oct 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Linda Cicoira Onley has a new mayor and is making plans for a new town hall. Dawn Dize, who has served on the town council for about 20 years, was unanimously elected by the rest of the panel on Sept. 19 to fill the unexpired term of Mayor Jack Pierson, who died...
by James Ritch | Sep 26, 2018 | Uncategorized
By Connie Morrison- Some mayors seek out legacy projects by which to be remembered, but Onley Mayor Jack Pierson, who died Sept. 10, made his legacy with consistent acts of kindness and caring for his employees and constituents. “He was always working things out; he...
