Northampton County News

Severe thunderstorms that swept through parts of Hampton Roads, the Peninsula and Eastern Shore overnight continued to keep people in the dark this morning.

PARKSLEY - A first come, first served sale of 150 used laptop computers by the Accomack County Public Schools district last Friday attracted hundreds of hopeful buyers, some of whom showed up as early as 6 a.m. for the 9:30 a.m. sale held at Metompkin Elementary School.

The waters of the Eastern Shore seaside were once lousy with "oyster pirates," a term still in use today for those who ransack beds, making off with market-sized oysters planted and tended by others.

Delegate Lynwood Lewis operates in the political arena according to what he calls "the Eastern Shore tradition of representation in Richmond" -- an approach that places value on consensus-building and finding common ground, even across party lines, to accomplish goals.

EASTVILLE -- Melody Scalley, newly announced candidate for the 100th District House seat, hopes her basic tenets will resonate with fellow Republicans.

EASTVILLE --Eastville resident Melody Scalley has announced she will challenge incumbent Delegate Lynwood Lewis as the Republican Party candidate in the Nov.

EXMORE -- Longtime town mayor Guy Lawson, who presided over a period of remarkable growth and revitalization in Northampton County's most populated town, was fatally injured in a car crash Wednesday afternoon.

Two members of the Eastern Shore 911 Communications Center staff have been recognized for their duties of keeping locals safe during their time of need.

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

EASTVILLE -- Following a recent survey effort involving several Northampton County communities, the County's Community Housing Committee will host a housing seminar on Monday at 7 p.m. at Union Baptist Church, 15183 Lankford Highway in Eastville.

The Eastern Shore of Virginia Housing Alliance on May 27 hosted the 2009 Housing Tour of existing and recently constructed, low-cost owner-occupied homes and rental units.

CAPEVILLE - Ray Haynie, who became well-known on the Eastern Shore of Virginia through his popular Lankford Highway restaurant here and was one of the founders of the Harvest Festival, died Monday after a battle with cancer.

EASTVILLE -- The Northampton County Chapter of AARP will meet at the Social Services building in Eastville at 10:30 a.m. on June 1. The head of the Eastern Shore Regional Jail will be the speaker.

The ninth annual Older Americans Extravaganza was held last Wednesday at the Chincoteague Community Center.

Several years ago, when Bay Creek and Marina Villages first appeared on the Cape Charles shoreline, there was a sense of revival, a feeling of rebirth for the town.

ACCOMAC -- Star Transit, the bus service that provides almost 40,000 trips a year and is the only means for many Eastern Shore of Virginia residents to get to work, is 'insolvent,' according to the new treasurer of its oversight board.

The summer program sponsored by the Boys and Girls Club of Southeast Virginia, Eastern Shore Unit, is offered to students of Accomack and Northampton counties, grades PreK through eighth.

ACCOMACK. The three long-term incumbent Accomack supervisors still are not changing their "just say no" ways.

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.

A Chesapeake man is among four people charged in an eight-month moonshine investigation in North Carolina and Virginia.