by James Ritch | Apr 13, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Northampton supervisors have taken a major step toward imposing a county cigarette tax at the maximum rate allowed by state law. Supervisor John Coker made a motion Tuesday night that Northampton supervisors “work on adopting a resolution to...
by James Ritch | Apr 4, 2022 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Our supervisors want to put a 40-cent tax on cigarettes. I am a smoker and I have another idea: Put a 20-cent tax on a pack of cigarettes and a 20-cent tax on each can of beer. This would bring in a lot more cash for our county. More people drink beer...
by James Ritch | Mar 10, 2022 | Headlines
By Stefanie Jackson – Jack Fisher, founder and CEO of Preserve Communities, the real estate development company that acquired Bay Creek in Cape Charles in 2019, is among seven individuals recently indicted by a grand jury for a combined total of 135 federal charges...
by James Ritch | Sep 11, 2021 | Opinion
Dear Editor: Living on the Eastern Shore, we often feel isolated and insulated from the politics of Washington, D.C., but the fact is that it affects us, our families, our friends, and our neighbors all day every day. Our families and future generations will be...
