County passes zoning ordinance
Oct 24, 2009 | via Eastern Shore News
Northamp-ton County has adopted a new zoning ordinance that works to channel development toward existing population centers, protect U.S. Route 13 by limiting highway development and ensure a more harmonious mix of differing land uses, ending a three-year process of revisions and hearings. Comment?
Oct 17, 2009 | via Eastern Shore News
DELEGATE I. Where is Melody Scalley coming from? To think that the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel should contribute to the upkeep of U.S. Route 13, which the state should have been doing, is wrong. Comment?
Jul 28, 2009 | via Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald
Tax foreclosure commission fees in Northampton County are now $50 higher. At their recent meeting, the Board of Northampton County Commissioners approved to increase attorney's fee from $750 to $800 on a tax foreclosure action. Comment?
Many struggle even as home prices fall
1 hr ago | via Journal Messenger
Home prices may be falling, but in parts of Virginia and the Washington metro area, more people are struggling to pay mortgages and rent now than in 2005, according to statistics from an agency that tracks housing costs. Comment?
Frederick appeals to first-time homebuyers
Monday Dec 21 | via WTOP
Nick Carroll and his girlfriend, Kasey Lehman began looking for homes in Northern Virginia, but found better prices in Frederick. Comment?
Company/Individual Honors for Dec. 21
Sunday Dec 20 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
KimMarie McGoldrick has received the Kenneth G. Elzinga Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Economic Association. Comment?
Local Leads: More Virginia Traffic
Thursday Dec 17 | via NBC Washington
The following stories have been hand-selected by the Assignment Desk at News4: WHAT VIRGINIA NEEDS, MORE TRAFFIC Rush hour is about to get a lot more hectic on the city's West End , where more than 6,000 employees are expected to show up for their first day of work at the Washington Headquarter Service. Comment?
Foreclosure filings down in Va., U.S. in Nov.
Wednesday Dec 9 | via Richmond Times-Dispatch
The number of Virginians having trouble paying their mortgages in November declined from the previous month. Comment?
Chicago Home Prices End a Five-Month Streak of Gains
2 min ago | via WBEZ-FM Chicago
A key index shows prices slipped in October compared with September. The Case Shiller Home Price Index shows that home prices in the Chicago region declined a percentage point in October from September. Comment?
Local Banker Sheds Light on Community Banks Facing F...
2 min ago | via WJHG-TV Panama City
The Office of Thrift Supervision issued a cease and desist order to management of Bayside Savings Bank last Tuesday. Comment?
Home prices rise again in October
2 min ago | via WANE-TV Fort Wayne
Home prices rose for the fifth month in a row in October, but the recovery continues to be uneven with only 11 of the 20 metro areas tracked showing gains. Comment?
Foreclosure Rule Changes In Florida
3 min ago | via WJHG-TV Panama City
Floridians facing foreclosure will ring in the New Year with a better shot at saving their homes. Comment?
Golf course owners file for bankruptcy
3 min ago | via The Gadsden Times
Published: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:28 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at 8:30 p.m. The owners of the River Trace Golf Course avoided the property being sold from the steps of the Etowah County Courthouse today by filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy Tuesday afternoon. Comment?