Come-Here News

HURRICANE EARL: 60 mph winds possible Friday (9/3/10), not much rain is expected

ACCOMAC — As of Wednesday afternoon [September 1, 2010], tropical-storm force winds from Hurricane Earl are currently forecast for the Eastern Shore.

Ponies face Hampton Roads in home opener

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague High School football team will play its home opener on Friday [September 3, 2010] at 7 p.m. against Hampton Roads Academy.

Some recall plant site as burial ground

ONANCOCK -- Two people with roots in the area say a burial ground was located at the construction site of the Onancock sewage treatment plant, located just north of the North Branch of Onancock Creek.

Small Atlantic beach town makes big waves

CHINCOTEAGUE --It's a small town with a charming business district and a popular Atlantic beach. Now Chincoteague has been recognized as America's Best Beach Town by the AOL Travel website.

Report: Virginia's 'Special Places' Jeopardized By Climate Change

RICHMOND, Va. and WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 [2010] /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- More than $200 million in spending and 4,000 Virginia jobs supported by the six million visitors each year to Jamestown, Chincoteague and Shenandoah National Park are at risk if climate change remains on its current path, according to a major new report issued today by the Rocky Mountain Climate Organization (RMCO) and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC).

Annual decoy festival takes place this weekend (9/3-5/10) on Chincoteague

CHINCOTEAGUE --The 20th annual Chincoteague Island Decoy and Art Festival will be held Labor Day Weekend at the Chincoteague Community Center.

For anglers, a wide variety fishing on tap

As we have noted in previous issues, there is a wide variety of fishing opportunities available to saltwater anglers right now. Cobia, flounder, speckled trout, and red drum (big bulls and small pups) are noted in our fishing reports.

Start-up business classes offered

MELFA -- If your business is still struggling in this economic downturn, your business now requires a good business plan to be successful. Here is a way to put your ideas into action.

Trower, Smith return with a big trophy haul

MELFA -- Grand master Elton Trower and Sensei Karen Smith had a hot July [2010], winning trophies at national and international events.

Rabies update reveals an upswing in disease on the Shore

ACCOMAC --Nearly 500 cases of rabies have been reported on Virginia's Eastern Shore since the disease first appeared here in 1994.