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 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton High School Principal Mike Myers updated Northampton school board members May 13 on what graduation will look like in 2021 as the COVID-19 pandemic is winding down but caution is still being taken to limit the size and scope of public...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Despite signs of the COVID-19 pandemic slowing down and state and federal agencies gradually easing health restrictions, local school districts canceled senior proms in 2021 for the second year in a row. But persistent mothers in both Accomack...
by James Ritch | May 20, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore’s local and state government representatives reflected on how the region fared throughout the COVID-19 pandemic this last year and looked forward to the future at the Eastern Shore of Virginia Chamber of Commerce’s semiannual...
by James Ritch | May 13, 2021 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors held a public hearing Tuesday night on a controversial proposed ordinance that would require anyone who uses a county boat ramp to have a parking decal on his or her vehicle or boat trailer. “I’ve gotten more calls and...
