Business owner Chris Moore is new Hampton mayor

Hampton entrepreneur Chris Moore will be sworn in as the town’s new mayor next month. Moore, owner of Moore’s Art Studio, was elected in a special-called election on March 19 to fill the vacancy left by the death of Mayor R.W. Coley in October. Moore will be sworn in during the council’s 6 p.m. work session on April 2 at City Hall, 17 E. Main St. in Hampton.