by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Features
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton County native Antione Mercer recently got his first part in a major motion picture, but it’s only one of many roles he’s played. He grew up in Cheapside, raised by his grandmother, the Rev. Bertha Lloyd, who was an assistant pastor at...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton school board members Jo Ann Molera and Nancy Proto are concerned that restorative justice, an alternative form of school discipline that could be used to reduce high suspension rates, was unfairly characterized in a survey recently...
by James Ritch | Nov 26, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Spencer Murray, chairman of the Northampton board of supervisors, addressed the Cape Charles town council Nov. 21 about joining the Hampton Roads Sanitation District (HRSD), which provides sewer service for 20% of Virginia’s population, 1.7...
by James Ritch | Nov 21, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – The Northampton board of supervisors approved rezoning that will allow gas station and convenience store chain Royal Farms to apply for permits to build a third location in the county, about seven miles from its Kiptopeke store. “Unless we do...
