by James Ritch | May 28, 2021 | Sports
Submitted Article – Northampton High School Athletic Director John Edney announced this week the selection of former three-time wrestling state champion and Division I American University wrestling member Casey Paglia as head wrestling coach at Northampton High School...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County has received a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assist property owners in assessing if there are any environmental issues on their property prior to a sale – also called a brownfields grant....
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton citizen Ken Dufty has advocated for a group of his peers who believe their concerns were ignored in the drafting of the county’s updated comprehensive plan, and he has made a last-ditch effort to make their voices heard as supervisors...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Features
Submitted Article and Photo – Virginia State Parks recently announced Sean Dixon as Kiptopeke State Park’s newest park manager. Dixon has been at Kiptopeke serving as the assistant manager since January and filling in as interim park manager since the retirement of...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – When Northampton supervisors held a public hearing May 25 on fiscal year 2021 budget amendments totaling nearly $29 million, citizens banded together to call for investment in broadband access for approximately 30% of Eastern Shore households...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton citizens won’t see any local tax hikes in fiscal year 2022, Finance Director John Chandler announced during the supervisors meeting Tuesday night. Additionally, one of the county’s tax rates will likely be decreased, following the...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Features
By Carol Vaughn — A new book about the first Northampton County Clerk of Court was released May 14. Margaret Rice, a retired teacher and lecturer living in Tiverton, England, set out a decade ago to trace the genealogy of her family, the Chappell family of Exeter, a...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — As of Friday, May 21, 41% of Virginians were fully vaccinated against COVID-19, Virginia vaccine coordinator Dr. Danny Avula said during a press briefing. Citing President Joe Biden’s goal to have 70% of adult Americans vaccinated with at least one...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Onancock is set to receive $1.1 million in federal money as result of the American Rescue Plan Act. On March 11, President Biden signed the act into law. The $1.9 trillion package is intended to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, including public health...
by James Ritch | May 27, 2021 | Headlines
By Carol Vaughn — Chincoteague High School seniors in a longstanding town tradition held a student-led Town Council meeting Monday, May 24, at the Town Council chambers. “Every year…we have student government come in, the seniors from our high school come in, and we...
