Eastville News Archives

David Eder has been appointed police sergeant in this small-town historic county seat - the first time in decades the town has had its own police presence.

More than seven decades ago a small camp for boys existed on a farm in Northampton County.

EASTVILLE -- A financial advisor, a land surveyor and a farmer all are in the running for the open Northampton Board of Supervisors' seat in District 1, the county's southernmost, in Tuesday's upcoming election.

NORTHAMPTON I. The difference in the District 2 race is the difference between businesses in town or businesses on the highway.

EASTVILLE -- The Northampton Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a new business license fee at its regular October session.

KIPTOPEKE - The brick-framed gravesite of Robert Trower Jr. has remained quiet and largely unchanged since his death on April 9, 1804, and it's easy to imagine that the surrounding area also has changed little.

EASTVILLE -- Apparently the state of affairs in Northampton County is dire enough to compel at least six citizens to run for office.

EASTVILLE -- Officials from Northampton County and its Chamber of Commerce held a 10 a.m. press conference last Friday to discuss the potential of solar energy generation facilities locating in the county.

The director of the Northampton branch of Preservation VA and Eastville Mayor Jim Sturgis will greet the Antique Automobile Club of America on the Courthouse Green complex, followed by a docent-guided tour of the Old Courthouse, Clerk's Office, and Prison.

CAT. To the hero who sped through Modest Town last Saturday night and killed a large yellow cat, you have the burden of knowing you made an old man cry.

Acts the Apostolic Church, Temperanceville, has a free meal of soup and sandwiches served every second Saturday from 110 a.m. to 1 p.m. Eat-in or carryout is available.

Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore will host a "Meet the Candidates" forum for candidates for the Northampton County Board of Supervisors in Districts 1, 2 and 3 on Thursday.

Delegate Lynwood Lewis and two challengers in the Nov. 3 election, Republican Melody Scalley and independent John Smith, will participate Tuesday in a forum sponsored by Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore and held at Eastern Shore Community College.

EASTVILLE -- Northampton County officials hope to save $27,000 with a recently instituted furlough program.

EASTVILLE -- The Northampton Toy Closet and Angel Tree Program are accepting applications from families living in Northampton.

EASTVILLE -- The Northampton County Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People will host an Electoral Luncheon on Saturday, Oct.

The town could learn state water test results as early as today after bacteria samples showed a presence of coliform in the town's water supply, officials said.