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Accomack schools honor 11 retirees

ONLEY -- Accomack County Public Schools honored 11 retiring employees Thursday night at Nandua High School with a dinner and program featuring remarks by Virginia Education Association President Kitty Boitnott.

Second Saturday Art Stroll offers mix of cultural activity

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The arts are alive during the 2nd Saturday Art Stroll on Saturday, July 11 [2009].

Fishing forecast for July 2 - 8

While those who like sushi prefer to use bluefin tuna for their favorite meal, most tuna fans prefer the yellowfin. Prized for its tasty, pinkish-red meat, the yellowfin also is both an outstanding battler on hook and line and a delight on the grill.

Hospital Auxiliary announces event theme

Annual fundraiser taking guests to 'Monaco' for this year's event

NASSAWADOX -- The Hospital Ball Committee of Shore Memorial Hospital's Auxiliary has announced the theme for this year's event.

Riverside, Shore Health announce agreement

NASSAWADOX — Riverside Health System will be affiliated with Shore Health Services in an agreement that includes funding multimillion-dollar improvements over the next several years and expanding healthcare services on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Area gets stimulus money for oyster restoration

NASSAWADOX — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Tuesday the Virginia Seaside Bays Restoration project will receive support from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act to support 55 jobs that will restore oyster reefs, scallops, and seagrass beds on Virginia’s Eastern Shore.

Annual carnival opens tomorrow (7/2/09)

CHINCOTEAGUE --The 84th annual Chincoteague Volunteer Fireman's Carnival will open tomorrow, Thurs-day, July 2, at 7 p.m. It will be open on Friday and Saturday, with fireworks at 10 p.m., and reopen July 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and Aug. 1. It runs to 11 p.m. each day.

Groundbreaking held at Space Station launchpad

WALLOPS ISLAND — Maryland and Virginia officials held a groundbreaking at a Monday ceremony marking the start of construction of a new launchpad and other facilities to support Orbital Science Corporation’s Taurus II rocket program.

Coast Guard chief crosses to officer rank

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The sun was brightly shining over a white tent, and a cool, Eastern Shore breeze created an air of optimism while crewmembers of Coast Guard Station Chincoteague prepared to send the chief of their enlisted ranks into the realm of commissioned officers.

First case of swine flu on the Shore

ACCOMAC -- The Eastern Shore of Virginia has had its first case of swine flu in Accomack County. Director of the Eastern Shore Health District Michael Margolius announced Thursday the district received the laboratory report of a confirmed case of the H1N1 virus, commonly called swine flu.