Northampton County News

It is once again filing time for municipal elections in North Carolina. Elections offices in Bertie, Hertford and Northampton counties will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day, but will reopen Monday morning when filing will officially begin.

Leaving a decision on the budget to the last minute seems to have best for the Northampton County Board of Commissioners.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Thursday, July 2, 2009 GASTON a ' An arrest has been made in a weekend shooting that left a woman injured here.

Despite economic downturn, the Northampton County Chamber of Commerce has grown in a number of ways.

The group is named Captured Heart and its oldest member is 15. Jessica is 15, Amanda is 13 and Emily is 10.

That is one concept 4-H'ers learn first hand. On Wednesday, 40 exhibitors ranging in ages 5-18 got to demonstrate their hard work at the Hertford-Northampton 4-H Livestock Show and Sale.

The Northampton County Board of Commissioners are studying the possibility of creating their own transportation system following another hike in fees from the Choanoke Public Transportation Authority.

The analogy wouldn't work in the dead of winter, but this time of year it's right on target: North Carolina's state budget is like a garden with a weed problem.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Saturday, June 13, 2009 A line of thunderstorms ripped through the Roanoke-Chowan region Tuesday afternoon, leaving nearly an inch of rainfall and some damage throughout the area.

Despite that uncontrollable factor called the weather, the Northampton County Farm Festival was a hit.

Fees for the installation of water taps during the Phase V Water Project are seeing a decrease while minimum water and sewage usage are on the rise.

" Bertie County Schools is working to put quality teachers in every classroom. With that goal in mind, the district has partnered with Teach for America to provide at least six teachers for the coming school year.

The Northampton County Board of Education is moving forward in implementing the reorganization of schools and building a new centralized high school.

Northampton County Manager Wayne Jenkins officially presented the county's upcoming budget and everyone had something to say about it.

Northampton County Sheriff Wardie Vincent has a warning for those calling in bomb threats to local schools: it will not be tolerated.

By Amanda VanDerBroek Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald Published Tuesday, May 19, 2009 JACKSON - "It might get a little hot in here." With that said, Northampton County Manager Wayne Jenkins took his seat for a second budget work session after turning on the air conditioning in the Board of Commissioners room.

Facing a budget shortfall, the Northampton County Board of Commissioners have asked the Board of Education to work with them, but the response hasn't been so welcoming.

They came from all over - Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey - and even though they were just passing through, they all took a little bit of North Carolina with them.

Four people - one from Chesapeake and three from North Carolina - were arrested Thursday on multiple charges related to possessing and transporting illegal whiskey, according to a news release from the Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control.

Posted: May. 9 10:10 a.m. Updated: May. 9 4:20 p.m. Gaston, N.C. - The faculty of KIPP Pride High School has the right to boast: All 48 seniors are graduating this year and all are going onto college.