by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
Story by Stefanie Jackson – Photo by Connie Morrison – The lack of affordable housing on the Eastern Shore has long been acknowledged by Accomack and Northampton elected officials, yet a regional housing needs assessment has not been conducted in nearly 20 years,...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Education Foundation (NCEF) raised around $22,000 this year to fund Northampton public school projects that otherwise wouldn’t have been possible, Superintendent Eddie Lawrence said at the organization’s third annual State...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Exmore will soon have its own billboard to welcome visitors to the home of New Ravenna – the luxury tile manufacturer doing business worldwide – but not every business owner in town welcomes the idea. “That sign is an advertisement for New...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – It was a “dream come true” Tuesday night for Northampton school board chairman William “Skip” Oakley when county supervisors unanimously approved borrowing nearly $29 million dollars to renovate Northampton High School and build a new addition....
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Candidates seeking Virginia’s 100th District in the House of Delegates and 6th District in the Senate participated in a forum Wednesday night hosted by Citizens For a Better Eastern Shore (CBES). Sen. Lynwood Lewis, a Democrat who practices...
by James Ritch | Oct 10, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Inlet View Campground, at the far south end of Main Street on Chincoteague, looks like the island’s newest cemetery. It’s a place where rusty trailers, dilapidated structures, peeling billboards, and worn-out bicycles have been left — a final...
