Chincoteague News

CHINCOTEAGUE -- It's the last Second Saturday event of the year, and Threadgoodes will feature Johnny Mo, executive chef from Mallards at the Wharf.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- Friday at the American Legion post there will be chicken and wings served by the Legion from 5-7 p.m. followed by free karaoke by Ira and Lisa.

Republican Bob McDonnell heads toward Election Day with a lead over Democrat Creigh Deeds .

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After reaching the scene some hours later, the cutter found that the high winds and 25-foot seas made it impossible to launch lifeboats.

CHINCOTEAGUE --Crab cakes and more will be available at Post Social Club from 5-7 p.m. on Friday, sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion followed by free music by the Tony Windsor 1 Man Band.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va . - The Coast Guard along with local emergency medical service personnel rescue two people in the water under Chincoteague Swing Bridge late Friday night [October 23, 2009]. A rescue boat crew from Station Chincoteague was dispatched to the scene and recovered an unconscious 29-year-old female while EMS personnel recovered an ...

The 2nd annual Paint Onancock Plein Air was a rousing success. A total of 24 artists were busy at their easels around Onancock for two days last week bringing their perspective of the town to life on their canvas.

The Virginia Health Care Foundation recently awarded a grant of $112,500 to expand medical services on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Just two days after getting swept by Northampton and missing three players, the Chincoteague Ponies [Girls Volleyball] returned to action Thursday night [October 15, 2009] with two of those players, Liz Hipple and Kaitlyn Frankau , and swept Arcadia.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- On Monday, Oct. 12, the Chincoteague Family YMCA opened its doors.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague Town Council meeting last week will be more remembered for what the body didn't do than for what it did.

Eastern Shore Community College will again offer its popular customer service certification program starting next month.

A two-month effort to free a large vessel that ran aground on Assateague Island in August ended happily Thursday when salvage workers finally were able to free the boat from the sand and tow it to the Chincoteague town dock, where it remains.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- A couple thousand seafood-loving individuals are expected Saturday for the 37th annual Oyster Festival.

The Annual Chincoteague Oyster Festival will take place at Maddox Family Campground in Chincoteague.

The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance presents The Blues Professor, Walter Liniger, in concert at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Oct.

I TAKE IN megadoses of politics throughout the month, so I don't like to write about the subject in this column.

ACCOMAC -- Chincoteague High School Principal Chris Holland and Michael Murphy, a town businessman and former coach at the school, once shared a mutual friendship.

Public radio listeners in northern Accomack County soon will be able to tune in favorite shows like National Public Radio's 'All Things Considered' on Hampton Roads' WHRV-FM 89.5 radio station, thanks to WHRO/WHRV's purchase last week of a new license with a Belle Haven address.