by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – At a Feb. 26 public hearing on the Northampton County Public Schools budget for the 2019-2020 school year, the proposal that garnered the most public support was the addition of a school social worker. “The key for you to improve is going to be...
by James Ritch | Feb 28, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton Public Schools Superintendent Eddie Lawrence’s proposed the annual school calendar again include an extra 45 minutes of instruction per day, and school board members are in a quandary. The proposal was made at the board’s Feb. 14...
by James Ritch | Feb 21, 2019 | Sports
It was a week of postseason battles for the Eastern Shore varsity basketball teams, many of which would step on the court for their last game of the year. Nandua’s boys varsity squad battled King William last Friday on the road, and edged out the host team 57-53. The...
by James Ritch | Feb 21, 2019 | Sports
By Krystle Bono, Submitted Photos Last weekend, the Arcadia Firebirds, Nandua Warriors, and Northampton Yellow Jackets traveled to Salem, Va., to compete in the VHSL State Wrestling finals at Salem Civic Center. The Yellow Jackets finished 12th overall in group 1, and...
by James Ritch | Feb 21, 2019 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Spencer Murray, the chairman of the Northampton board of supervisors, has often said, “Northampton County doesn’t have a spending problem, it has a revenue problem,” and supervisors are continually seeking new sources of revenue for the county....
