by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: A while back, VDOT redid the intersection at Route 13 and Route 175. One bad thing they did was to put curbs in at T’s Corner. This often makes drivers stop abruptly in confusion, unsure of where to pull in. They sometimes get hung up and then back up off...
by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Brian Bloedel’s letter in the July 1 edition of the Post uses the absence of a call on Jan. 6, 2021, by former president Trump to make an explicit declaration of a second American revolution as evidence of his innocence. My reading is very different: in...
by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
By David Martin – This gas crisis is affecting everything. When we opened our internet tubes this week, nothing emerged because … wait for it … our search engine was out of gas. When the first wells began producing crude oil in the 1860s, that oil was distilled to...
by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2022 | Court Postings, Headlines
By Nancy Drury-Duncan – Keshaun Lamar Coston, 31, of Painter, initially scheduled for a bench trial last week, entered into a plea agreement with the commonwealth. Coston pleaded guilty to five felonies, which include two counts of eluding, damage to a church...
by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2022 | Headlines
By Connie Morrison – Residents of Silver Beach are reeling from the stench of thousands of rotting fish carcasses that are washing onto shore and they say Omega Protein’s menhaden fishing is to blame. “Boats were so close to shore which is troublesome as our waters...
by James Ritch | Jul 11, 2022 | Obituaries
Ms. Patricia L. Rogers, 58, of Bloxom, departed this life Sunday, July 3, 2022, at her residence. Born in Northampton County, she was the beloved daughter of the late Francis and Ellen Rogers. “Pat,” as she was affectionately known, was educated in the public schools...
by James Ritch | Jul 8, 2022 | Sports
By Bill Hall – Angling action was as hot as a firecracker over the recent Independence Day weekend, with catches coming from the beaches to the offshore canyons. Cobia remain the number one target for anglers on the bayside, with flounder fishermen swarming the...
by James Ritch | Jul 8, 2022 | Features
Photos by Stefanie Jackson Click on a photo below to view it in full size. Mayor Fred Janci A Wachapreague fire engine rolls down Main Street, followed by a sheriff’s deputy. David Moon drives an antique car with Cameron Sharma seated behind him. Also among the...
by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Education Foundation provided nearly $56,000 to support the teachers and students of Northampton County Public Schools in the 2021-2022 school year and spent less than $5,200 on its operations. Linda Schulz, NCEF president...
by James Ritch | Jul 7, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton County Board of Supervisors passed its fiscal year 2023 budget June 28, just three days before the new budget cycle was set to begin July 1. Due to the delay in the Virginia General Assembly passing the two-year state budget,...
