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...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – After a lengthy debate Tuesday night, the Northampton planning commission approved a minor special use permit to convert an old farm shed into a new business that will offer its patrons a farm-to-table dining experience and more. “This is...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — It started with bird droppings of racial trash being distributed across the Eastern Shore of Virginia and linked to the Ku Klux Klan in North Carolina last Saturday and progressed to flowering plants calling for peace and love. “I don’t...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2019 | Headlines
By Linda Cicoira — Connie Burford, of Bloxom, was one of the movers and shakers who rallied for an elected Accomack County School Board. She announced her candidacy this week for the District 4 seat on that panel in the November General Election. “As a lifelong...
