by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Some people feel the need to shame themselves by posting heedless accounts about our public school system for the entire county to read. Therefore, I deem it necessary to make something crystal clear: trading five eight-hour days, for four 10-hour days is NOT working...
by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: I am a retired deputy sheriff and served in Northampton County in the ’70s’ and ’80s. I was chief of police in Exmore, and I also worked for the Cape Charles Police Department. I served as vice president of the Virginia State Arson Investigators...
by James Ritch | Jun 14, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: In March, you ran a letter by Norma Hurst about harassing phone calls. We get them all the time. I have a business answering machine and I will get one hang up after another or strange messages to call back immediately to straighten out an account...
by James Ritch | Jun 11, 2021 | Sports
By Matthew Yoder – With playoff seeding at stake, the Chincoteague Ponies bested the Arcadia Firebirds for the second time this season Tuesday night by a score of 8-6. The Ponies welcomed back starting pitcher Alex McComb and put aside a pair of disappointing losses...
by James Ritch | Jun 11, 2021 | Sports
Submitted Article – A desire to get Shore athletes better competition and coverage has led to another Shore Travel team finding success. Head coach J.P. Binard formed the ESVA Football Club Under-12 Co-Ed team last year after convincing officials of the Beach Football...
by James Ritch | Jun 10, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors approved the county’s tax rates for the 2021 tax year Tuesday night, including a decrease in the tax rate for farm equipment, which one supervisor had proposed during a previous meeting. The farm equipment tax rate fell...
by James Ritch | Jun 10, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Exmore Town Council approved the town’s fiscal year 2022 budget of more than $2 million June 7. Town Manager Robert Duer called it “the toughest budget I’ve done, because we’re really shooting in the dark” regarding many of Exmore’s expenses...
by James Ritch | Jun 10, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – A quorum of three Northampton supervisors approved the county’s new comprehensive plan Tuesday night after making several changes based on recommendations submitted in writing by all five supervisors. Many of the comprehensive plan changes...
by James Ritch | Jun 10, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Gov. Ralph Northam in a press conference Thursday announced retired U.S. Air Force Major General Roosevelt “Ted” Mercer will be the next chief executive officer and executive director of the Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority, also called...
by James Ritch | Jun 10, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — The owners of the Village General Store in Pungoteague will retire in July, after owning and operating the store nearly 25 years. Billy Huffman, who owns and operates the business with his wife, Evelyn, bought the general store from the previous...
