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 | 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.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, September 02 @ 12:23:09 MDT (22 reads)
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| 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.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, September 02 @ 10:12:39 MDT (8 reads)
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| 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.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, September 02 @ 07:33:33 MDT (8 reads)
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| 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.
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Posted by tkevans on Thursday, September 02 @ 03:58:40 MDT (15 reads)
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| 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).
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 01 @ 12:00:12 MDT (12 reads)
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| Annual decoy festival takes place this weekend (9/3-5/10) on Chincoteague |
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CHINCOTEAGUE
--The 20th annual Chincoteague Island Decoy and Art Festival will be
held Labor Day Weekend at the Chincoteague Community Center.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 01 @ 08:51:03 MDT (15 reads)
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| 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.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 01 @ 07:23:35 MDT (12 reads)
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| 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.
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Posted by tkevans on Wednesday, September 01 @ 05:10:21 MDT (17 reads)
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| Trower, Smith return with a big trophy haul |
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MELFA -- Grand master Elton Trower and Sensei Karen Smith had a hot July [2010], winning trophies at national and international events.
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 31 @ 11:48:50 MDT (25 reads)
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| Rabies update reveals an upswing in disease on the Shore |
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--Nearly 500 cases of rabies have been reported on Virginia's Eastern
Shore since the disease first appeared here in 1994.
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 31 @ 07:52:15 MDT (16 reads)
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| Operation Chairlift serves seniors |
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ONANCOCK -- Concerned citizens of the Eastern Shore have organized to
provide non-emergency transportation at minimal or no cost to senior (55
and over) patients and to senior wheelchair bound residents of
Virginia's Eastern Shore, and have called it "Operation Chairlift."
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Posted by tkevans on Tuesday, August 31 @ 06:02:09 MDT (14 reads)
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| Couple to teach ballroom dance at ESO in Belle Haven |
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BELLE HAVEN -- Mary and Dennis Waldron have been ballroom dancing since
1992. They learned to dance from an Arthur Murray dance instructor. They
were such excellent students that they became her assistants.
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| Inmates report sexual misconduct at E. Shore jail |
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RICHMOND -- A national survey shows that the Eastern Shore Regional Jail and the
Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women have high rates of sexual
misconduct.
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| Broadwater sweeps past Nandua in opener |
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EXMORE -- In an early meeting of Eastern Shore volleyball powers,
Broadwater swept Nandua Monday evening [August 23, 2010] by scores of 25-12, 25-17, 25-19.
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| Unusual guest expected at PigNic |
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ONANCOCK -- Friends and former students of Onancock School will gather
on the College Avenue school property for the fourth annual PigNic on
Saturday, Sept. 4 [2010], from 2-7 p.m. to visit with friends, enjoy a barbecue
supper, hear area musical groups perform and participate in an
extensive silent auction.
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| Saturday, August 28 | | · | Fall film series kicks off Sept. 9, 2010 |
| · | Northampton will seek crop disaster designation |
| Friday, August 27 | | · | Bones are found at site of town wastewater plant |
| · | Council votes to tighten sign regulations |
| Thursday, August 26 | | · | Oyster festival set Oct. 9 |
| · | Fishing Forecast: Week of Aug. 26-Sept. 1, 2010 |
| · | Va. man acquitted in 1991 NE Pa. killing |
| · | Chincoteague museum hosts first fundraising dinner |
| Wednesday, August 25 | | · | Navy Secretary To Discuss Chesapeake Cleanup Role |
| · | Chincoteague Ponies rebuild on the gridiron |
| · | Island House Restaurant auction signals end of era for Lewis family |
| · | Warriors look strong for '10 |
| Tuesday, August 24 | | · | Ex-counselors testify in trial of Eastern Shore man in Pa. |
| · | Accomack seeks crop disaster area status |
| · | County supervisors reject Emergency Operations Center |
| Monday, August 23 | | · | Chincoteague Island Family YMCA Offers MCA Tai Chi Class |
| · | A tempered joy for Tangier residents |
| · | Fishing Forecast: Week of Aug. 19 to 25, 2010 |
| · | NASA picks Army Corps for Wallops protection project |
| Sunday, August 22 | | · | Greg Shupe Band to perform |
| · | Eastern Shore woman's song on Gulf spill a finalist |
| · | County gains $2.5 million in software switch |
| Saturday, August 21 | | · | Shore girls play in World Series |
| · | Playhouse to hold auditions |
| · | 'It's in best interest of the Shore' |
| Friday, August 20 | | · | Good Chesapeake Crab Catch Forecast Coming True |
| · | Chincoteague Island: Beautiful Land across the Water |
| · | Public input sought on refuge plan |
| · | Festival showcases Shore music |
| Thursday, August 19 | | · | Accomack announces open house schedule |
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