by James Ritch | Aug 27, 2020 | Features, Headlines
Submitted Article and Photos – As Northampton County Public Schools looked at its return to the 2020-2021 school year, the administration and staff wanted to take an opportunity to reflect and thank the local community for all the support it has given to its schools...
by James Ritch | Aug 27, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – After the YMCA of South Hampton Roads had the quickest capital campaign in its history – with more than 40 donors raising $4.5 million in eight months to build a Northampton County YMCA – a groundbreaking was held at the future site of the new...
by James Ritch | Aug 13, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – What should happen to Northampton’s Confederate monument that stands on the historic courthouse green in Eastville, the county seat? The Confederate monument faces Eastville’s main street, Courthouse Road, as “a day-to-day reminder of some of the...
by James Ritch | Aug 6, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Eastern Shore Regional Housing Coalition recently surveyed local housing developers and real estate professionals, and the results showed “no particular surprises” but highlighted the difficulty of developing housing in Accomack and...
by James Ritch | Aug 6, 2020 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Across the U.S., recent protests against racism and social injustice have turned violent, leading to an array of destruction including defacing and toppling historic statues and monuments. In light of those events, attention has turned to the...