by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack and Northampton folks are planning to spend this summer like they usually do — chilling at the beach, spending time with family, growing flowers, and reaping the benefits that come from working their vegetable gardens. An email survey...
by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A Machipongo man was sentenced Tuesday in Northampton Circuit Court to 20 years in prison for raping an incapacitated married friend after a night of drinking at another friend’s house where the woman often partied and felt safe. Seven years...
by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — A Greenbush babysitter left several small children alone in her house trailer for “four minutes” while she picked up her special-needs son from the bus stop, she testified Wednesday in Accomack District Court. It was a routine Lesby Roblero...
by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Cell phone calls and text messages and where you are when you make those calls or send those communications are not as private as you may think thanks to what is called cell tower dumps. Five years ago, the American Civil Liberties Union filed...
by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Director of Planning and Zoning Susan McGhee recently pointed out some huge demands in the latest draft of the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality’s Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan that could be...
by James Ritch | May 30, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County Director of Finance John Chandler presented the proposed county budget for fiscal year 2020 to supervisors Tuesday evening, totaling more than $48.5 million, an increase of more than $2.25 million. The county will get the extra...
