Cape Charles News

CAPE CHARLES -- The Northampton County Chamber of Commerce honored a local community leader at an annual feast held at Arts Enter's Historic Palace Theatre last week.

Three more candidates qualified to run for office in the May 4 town elections before the filing deadline passed Tuesday at 7 p.m., turning certain wins in the county's two biggest towns into contested races.

CAPE CHARLES -- During the spring of 2010, between March and June, the arts community in Virginia will present a celebration of the arts featuring performances, exhibitions, literary readings and films on the theme of women in the arts.

Located in a gas station, Sting Ray's is known to locals as Chez Exxon -- a tribute to the high quality of regional food that is served.

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EASTVILLE -- The Northampton Board of Supervisors continued hashing out its role in the evolving Public Service Authority currently under development with the county's incorporated towns at its monthly work session this week.

CAPE CHARLES -- An established business that has become an anchor of the downtown business district here is closing its doors.

ACCOMAC --The 2010 Eastern Shore House and Garden Tour will be held on Saturday, April 24, with all sites open from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The well-known spring event is presented by The Garden Club of the Eastern Shore as a part of The Garden Club of Virginia's 77th annual Historic Garden Week.

Throwdown: Venison recipe cook-off Brian Clark The Virginian-Pilot By Lorraine Eaton The Virginian-Pilot We're up yonder on the Eastern Shore, where it's nippy-cold, and we're all waiting.

Cape Charles Christian School is gearing up for the 2010-11school year and will hold an open house for new students and their families on Wednesday, Feb.

ONANCOCK -- Guest conductor Joan Landry will conduct the Virginia Symphony Orchestra performance of 'My Classic Valentine' at Nandua High School in Onley on Saturday, Feb.

The Northampton Board of Supervisors cleared the way for a Hampton Inn hotel to be constructed near Cape Charles when it approved applications submitted by the developer at Tuesday's county meeting here.

The 14th Annual Feb. Freeze, Dip in the Chesapeake will take place at the Cape Charles Beachfront.

We read with dismay the article in your Jan. 23 issue about the destruction of the historic skipjack, Ethel Lewis, in Onancock.

THEFT. This is to the person who stole the Virginian-Pilot out of my front yard last week.

EASTVILLE - Yvonne Bagwell is hoping to jumpstart a higher level of grassroots interest and participation in how Northampton County is operated.

The mayoral seats and most council slots in the county's five incorporated towns are up for grabs in the May 4 election, but so far only a handful have signed up for the race.

The Northampton High School Team is gearing up to Dip for Habitat for Humanity on Feb.

CAPE CHARLES -- American Legion Post 56 Commander Bill Stramm and 1st District Commander Walt Dallenbach announced that Post 56 has selected State Trooper Kurt Johnson as the first recipient of Post 56's Law Enforcement Officer of the Year for 2010.

The Northampton Board of Supervisors will conduct two public hearings on applications by Kings Creek Commercial LLC and Harmony Investment, Inc.