Ted Shockley is an editor, general manager, and co-owner at Coastal Point and Eastern Shore Post Inc. He covers a diverse range of topics including sports, construction, and religion, often exploring the intersections of culture and society within these themes. Ted's work has been featured in American Farm Publications, highlighting his expertise in farm management and farming equipment alongside his insights into religious organizations and their impact on community life.
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Ted Shockley's coverage primarily focuses on local news, emphasizing government and politics, education, sports, and community events. He frequently reports on announcements from local government authorities and covers a range of topics relevant to the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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By: Ted Shockley
On Aug. 5, 1956, Lillian Marshall, 7, of the Bayview community, near Cheriton, was fatally shot in the chest after she had been used as a human shield by a man attempting to escape an angry assailant. Obie Cruise, 31, of Bayview, threatened Roy Turner with a .38 caliber firearm. Turner jumped to his feet […]
By: Ted Shockley
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — A divided Northampton County Board of Supervisors has voted to purchase a new video and audio system to transmit county meetings. The vote passed, 3-2, to move forward with the installation of audio equipment with an accompanying camera. Supervisors Oliver Bennett and Betsy Mapp voted in opposition. During […]
By: Ted Shockley
An airplane will be spraying for mosquitoes, weather permitting, in the Captains Cove residential development and the nearby town of Greenbackville on Thursday, Aug. 6, beginning at 6 a.m., officials said.
By: Ted Shockley
BY CRYSTAL BLOXOM, Guest columnist I’m writing concerning my husband, Jimmy Bloxom, who has been the athletic director of Chincoteague High School for the last nine years. Jimmy, along with the other athletic directors in our county, have been wholeheartedly dedicated to our students, schools, and communities, and they have kept our athletic programs running […]
By: Ted Shockley
On Aug. 6, 1959, the Peninsula Enterprise reported that the outlook for a junior college on the Eastern Shore “continues to look good.” On Aug. 6, 1955, the first graduation ceremonies of the Jefferson School of Commerce’s Eastern Shore Branch were held at the Plantation Inn. In all, 20 graduates of the course were presented […]
By: Ted Shockley
On Aug. 8, 1957, the Peninsula Enterprise reported that Emory Lewis, a native of Chincoteague Island, had been named editor and drama critic of Cue Magazine, New York’s noted entertainment weekly. Lewis had been features editor of Cue for 10 years and formerly was an editor at Newsweek. On Aug. 8, 1955, Chincoteague Mayor Robert […]
BY TED SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Verizon Communications Inc. has informed customers on the Eastern Shore and elsewhere in Virginia that it will be discontinuing traditional copper-based home phone service, a move that prompted confusion among some who use landlines. Accomack County Supervisor Jeffrey Parks said during the county’s Wednesday, Aug. 19, monthly meeting […]
By: Ted Shockley
On Aug. 25, 1961, a micro-meteoroid satellite launched from the NASA Wallop Flight Facility three days earlier fell back into the atmosphere and burned up. “What appeared to be one of NASA’s most successful orbital launchings is now being questioned by engineers and scientists,” the Peninsula Enterprise reported. On Aug. 25, 1959, Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital […]
By: Ted Shockley
BY JIMMY SHOCKLEY, Eastern Shore Post — Onancock Main Street is in the midst of a program aimed at filling unoccupied storefronts and stimulating interest in the town’s economy. The Open for Business program is bringing existing business owners together in an effort to attract more interest in the town’s empty commercial spaces. “Everyone agrees […]
By: Ted Shockley
Sep 2, 2026 | News ICE agents have been on the Eastern Shore of Virginia Sept. 1 and 2, with sightings in Onley and Cheriton.
