Chincoteague News

CHINCOTEAGUE - Chincoteague's dispatch center handled 2,800 calls in June, including 349 calls for police assistance.

Visitor numbers at the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge were up for the July 4 holiday weekend this year - likely due in part to the fact that the holiday fell on a Saturday and many people also had Friday off.

CHINCOTEAGUE - Town Vice Mayor John N. Jester proposed Monday that the Town Council appoint a committee to plan for the new bridge opening ceremony.

The Chincoteague pony herd is thought to be descended from animals aboard a Spanish ship that wrecked in the 16th century, but today the herd is getting 21st century health care.

A person has been mauled by a pit bull on Chincoteague Island for the second time in a span of about four weeks, this one requiring the victim to get 48 stitches, police said.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague Cultural Alliance presents its new free film festival, Summer Cinema Series, outdoors and on the big screen.

Beach Bay Realty opened on Chincoteague several weeks ago. Owner and principal broker Angie Abell is a native of the island and has been involved in the real-estate business for 13 years.

Chincoteague entered the 1900s in the midst of political turmoil. Its first try at incorporation had been approved by the General Assembly in 1900, and then repealed a year later with much disagreement and numerous allegations of forged petition signatures.

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.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The Chincoteague Town Council passed a $5.8 million budget for fiscal 2010 at the council meeting on June 18 and dealt with a health insurance matter that brought a large number of town employees to the meeting.

A planned subdivision on Chincoteague Bay that has generated controversy among residents of nearby Greenbackville will not be reviewed again by the Accomack County Planning Commission until at least August.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- Sam Serio and Larry Warwick have started two new Web sites that they hope will be of interest to Chincoteague residents and visitors.

As Independence Day approaches, many residents and tourists of the Eastern Shore of Virginia are inquiring where they can witness the best fireworks.

The 26th annual Reedville Fishing Derby enjoyed beautiful weather for fishing the middle Chesapeake Bay.

The Class of 2009 graduated from Chincoteague High School on June 9 [2009] at the annual ceremony held at the Chincoteague Center.

It's hard to put art in the same category with high school wrestling, but it comes naturally to artist Kevin McBride.

Student-athletes lauded at banquet CHINCOTEAGUE -- Senior Matt Birch won the coveted Wyle Maddox Memorial Award Friday [June 5, 2009] night at the Chincoteague High School annual Sports Banquet.

CHINCOTEAGUE -- The 2nd Saturday Art Stroll will be held June 13. The stroll, coordinated by the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance, offers an eclectic mix of free artistic and cultural activities in locations throughout the town.

Retired Petty Officer 1st Class Richard Ball Sr. and former Navy Lt. Melvin Simms place Chief Warrant Offi-cer Richard Ball's rank insignia on his shoulders at his commissioning ceremony at Station Chincoteague, Va., Monday, June 8. Chief Warrant Officer Richard Ball recites the oath of service as read by Capt.

The Best Friends Fun Dog Show was held on May 24, after two rainouts, at the Randy Custis Memorial Park in Nassawadox.