by James Ritch | Aug 31, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Confederate monument in Eastville has been removed and the watch of the stone-faced soldier who stood atop a lofty pedestal, guarding the historic Northampton County Courthouse Green, has come to an end after more than 100 years. Bill Payne,...
by James Ritch | Aug 19, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton school board was presented a plan Aug. 12 to reopen its schools in September, providing all students in-person learning five days a week with COVID-19 mitigation strategies in place. Earlier that day, Virginia State Health...
by James Ritch | Aug 19, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – A woman who can trace her genealogy back to the Accawmacke Indians, who lived on and later owned land in Eastville, is suing the Northampton County Board of Supervisors and PNC Bank to return two properties – including county-owned Indiantown...
by James Ritch | Aug 13, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The cost of Northampton High School renovations and construction that will transform it into a modern middle and high school complex has increased by more than $9 million in the last nine months, from about $39 million in October 2020 to nearly...
by James Ritch | Jul 22, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton schools Director of Special Programs Keren Plowden has proposed a more inclusive educational program for toddlers, partly in response to an increasing number of referrals the school division is receiving for special education services...
