Machipongo News

MACHIPONGO -- A number of other faculty and staff members are retiring this year from Northampton County Public Schools, in addition to Kiptopeke Elementary School Principal Gwyn Coghill, who leaves in June after just over 35 years.

Kelley Elaine Bynum, 22, of Belle Haven, pleaded guilty to three counts of third offense larceny, using false identification and shoplifting.

Elsie W. Davis, 81, a resident of Atlantic, died Wednesday, June 10, 2009, at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Roanoke, Va.

Three of the delinquent tax properties cleared by the circuit court for the next auction include occupied residences, according to the county tax attorney.

MACHIPONGO -- Soon everyone will be in the busy harvest season which also is one of the most dangerous times of the year for farmers.

The Best Friends Fun Dog Show was held on May 24, after two rainouts, at the Randy Custis Memorial Park in Nassawadox.

EASTVILLE - The Board of Supervisors appointed a brand-new nine-member Planning Commission on Monday after conducting a closed session to review applications.

The Chin-coteague Farmers' Market offers a variety of local produce such as fresh strawberries, homemade bread, herbs, flowers and local clams.

A Weirwood resident addr-essed the Northampton County Board of Superv-isors at its Tuesday regular session to ask for support in improving the community.

The outdoor art show season is upon us: enter the trail of wonder. As in, I wonder why this conceptual artist who shows in museums sits next to a toothpick sculptor whose display is beside a jeweler who casts her rings in 24k gold? These shows, which run through mid-October, offer a fabulous mess of art, high and low.

Etta Marie Brady, 20, of Machipongo, was indicted on two counts of breaking and entering, grand larceny and petty larceny.

MACHIPONGO - They respond to names right out of a children's book - Anook, Aristotle, Lambchop, Donavan and Big Bertha - and the prized rare sheep living on a little Church Neck Road farmette have an important story to tell young and old alike.

MACHIPONGO -- Northampton County school administrators have mailed close to 1,000 letters to more than 600 homes about unexcused and unverified absences so far this school year that were triggered at three-, five- and 10-day absence levels.

Your browser's security settings are preventing some features from appearing. See instructions for fixing the problem.

Groups calls for action on May 4, 'International Respect for Chickens Day' Apr. 30, 2009 [Editor's Note: The following is the text of a media release sent out today from United Poultry Concerns.] MACHIPONGO, Va.

MACHIPONGO -- An unusual and rare piece of black architectural history is on track to be saved and restored.

Since 1995, the Northampton County Chamber of Commerce has presented the Cape Charles Holiday Sampler and Progressive Dinner Tour on the first Friday of each December.

The Barrier Islands Center has announced an upcoming children's carving class taught by local carver P.G. Ross on Saturday and Sunday, May 2 and 3 from 1-3 pm both days.

The Eastern Shore News has been judged the best newspaper of its size statewide for articles, photographs and page layout published in 2008.

The Barrier Island Center's goal in large measure is the historic preservation of the way of life as it existed on the once inhabited off-shore banks, and on Saturday a kick-off seminar will usher in an inventive new approach to the cause.