by James Ritch | Apr 11, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors voted Tuesday night on two zoning issues that have plagued them for months. In a unanimous decision, supervisors eliminated “watch houses for shellfish grounds,” aka oyster watch houses, from the land-use table in the...
by James Ritch | Apr 11, 2019 | Headlines
BREAKING NEWS … AS OF PRESS TIME The Accomack County Circuit Court clerk’s office was notified mid-afternoon Thursday that the opioid case, filed by Accomack County against 53 pharmaceutical companies filed just days earlier, was removed from that court. A...
by James Ritch | Apr 8, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Accomack County is legally fighting the war on drugs. It has taken into account that “the number of Americans who died of drug overdose death in 2017 was roughly equal the number of Americans who died in the Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan wars...
by James Ritch | Apr 7, 2019 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison — The Eastern Shore Post writing, advertising, and publishing team was recognized for excellence during the Virginia Press Association conference Saturday at The Main, the Hilton hotel in Norfolk, Va. The annual event recognizes the highest...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – It’s budget season, and Exmore Town Manager Robert Duer is committed to keeping pace with Northampton County in the salary race. Northampton County employees will get a 3 percent raise in fiscal year 2020, and so will Exmore town employees, Duer...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton Director of Finance John Chandler proposed increased county expenditures of more than $2.6 million in fiscal year 2020, including an additional $345,000 for public education. Among Northampton school division’s top funding priorities...
