Northampton County News

NASSAWADOX -- An early morning fire on Tuesday destroyed the Captain's Deck Restaurant on U.S. Route 13 here.

At 9:20 a.m., the Virginia Department of Transportation was reporting the following traffic issues: U.S. 13 The northbound lanes are closed in Northampton County because of a tractor-trailer crash.

ACCOMAC -- Shore residents lined up to be vaccinated against the H1N1 flu this week as local elementary and preschool students were hard hit by the virus.

The GOP is chalking up yesterday's election as a win. Newly-elected Republican governors will take office in New Jersey and Virginia.

Willie Randall, a Gulf War veteran who operates an investment and financial services firm in Exmore, won election on Tuesday to the District 1 seat on the Northampton County Board of Supervisors.

Route 13 North on the Eastern Shore in Northampton County is temporarily closed due to a multi-vehicle accident involving a tractor trailer, according to VDOT officials.

EASTVILLE -- The Northampton County Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a presentation at its Wednesday meeting from representatives of an Illinois-based company hoping to locate a solar farm near Cheriton.

ACCOMAC and EASTVILLE -- Accomack and Northampton County voters will go to the polls Tuesday to elect state officials, including governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general and member of the House Delegates.

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.

In a bid to halt the spread of an invasive vine that can crowd out native plants and endanger the habitats of animals, Virginia agriculture officials are announcing a quarantine on beach vitex.

EASTVILLE -- Three companies approached Northampton County with plans to locate large solar energy-generating projects in the area.

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

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.

Accomack County officials are considering paying a Florida company $20,000 to produce a computer model of the county's water and sewer operations.

ONLEY - Two candidates for the 100th District House of Delegates seat spoke Thursday at a forum sponsored by the Woman's Club of Accomack County, while a third candidate who withdrew from the race earlier this month looked on from the rear of the room.

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.

ACCOMAC -- Accomack County supervisors have rebuffed a request from the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission to change the way some of its board members are appointed.

Business is a central theme among two candidates in a race for the District 2 seat on the Northampton County Board of Supervisors.