by James Ritch | Jul 2, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Board of Supervisors passed a resolution June 23 to appropriate nearly $30.5 million for the general fund in its fiscal year 2021 budget. More than $18.5 million of county revenue, or about 60% of the general fund, will...
by James Ritch | Jul 2, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board declined to respond to recent accusations that it had acted improperly for fear of engaging in an unending “war of words,” as Superintendent Eddie Lawrence called it. It was the rush to renew the superintendent’s...
by James Ritch | Jun 29, 2020 | Court Postings, Headlines
Staff Report — The U.S. Coast Guard and Virginia Marine Resource Commission rescued two people in Horntown Bay near Chincoteague early Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Virginia’s Command Center received a report that a 57 year-old woman and a 3 year-old boy...
by James Ritch | Jun 26, 2020 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Virginia will use $50 million in federal CARES Act money to help residents with rent and mortgage payments. The new Virginia Rent and Mortgage Relief Program starts Monday, June 29, Gov. Ralph Northam said in a press briefing Thursday. He said the...
by James Ritch | Jun 25, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Nandua High School lost its heart with the death of Principal George Parker on June 18, according to one student. Parker had been sick with an undisclosed illness for a few months. “Mr. Parker, he was a role model, and he was like a mentor to a...
by James Ritch | Jun 23, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Gov. Ralph Northam announced today that the percentage of positive COVID-19 tests in Virginia continues to decline, and the state will enter Phase Three of its reopening Wednesday, July 1. “I want to remind all of you, this is because Virginians,...
