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Revolutionary Shore – July 4, 1774
On this very day, 250 years ago . . . As colonial leaders called for a meeting in Philadelphia, British-born James Tait walked the sandy shores of Northampton County with a dream. The recently arrived engineer/surveyor was certain he could make a fortune in the production of salt. Salt was much more than a tasty flavoring–it was an essential food preservative and necessary for livestock. Tait saw the Shore’s salty waters as an ideal resource and advertised for subscribers to help him construct a salt works there. He envisioned pans along the shoreline where saltwater would be collected and then processed to produce the “daily and necessary indispensable of life.” Virginia leaders wanted Tait to succeed so the colony would not be so dependent on salt imports from Great Britain and the West Indies. James Tait was not the first salt maker on the Shore, nor would he be the last.
Drug dealer gets year in jail in Northampton court
A local drug dealer was sentenced Monday in Northampton Circuit Court to a year of active time in jail for two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Thirty-two-year-old Amy Duer-Wood, of Exmore, was given two five-year terms with all but the active time suspended. She will be on supervised probation for a year following her release.
Accomack murderer pleads guilty to Northampton crimes
A Greenbush man, who previously admitted to a 2019 murder in Accomack County, pleaded guilty Monday in Northampton Circuit Court to felony counts of robbery, using a firearm in a threatening manner, and wearing a mask to conceal his identity. Twenty-six-year-old Eric Bruno Custis Jr., of Wharton Circle, also pleaded...
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