Chincoteague NewsLocal news for Chincoteague, VA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Gene Mueller's Weekend Fishing Report- June 29, 2008 Along with decent catches of striped bass, bluefish, croakers and spot, Chesapeake Bay anglers have been connecting on surprising numbers of flounder.http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/gene-muellers-weekend-fishing-report?fro... Subway cars' last stop: the Atlantic- June 27, 2008 Forty-four subway cars that rumbled through New York City for 40 years now lie on the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean off of Virginia's coast.http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/subway-cars-last-stop-the-atlantic?fromr... Republican mantra: 'Drill, drill, drill'- June 25, 2008 Drill, drill, drill -- that's the new Republican mantra. I've heard everything from it will reduce gasoline prices to $1.50 per gallon to the idea that it would solve Social Security insolvency, to the idea ...http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/republican-mantra-drill-drill-drill?from... Emerald Island Boutique opens- June 23, 2008 CHINCOTEAGUE -- The new Emerald Island Boutique held its ribbon cutting Saturday amid a celebratory atmosphere and a crowd of new customers.http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/emerald-island-boutique-opens?fromrss=1 Island high school seniors graduate- June 21, 2008 Chincoteague High School held its 2008 commencement last Tuesday night with all the pomp and circumstance the Chincoteague Center could muster.http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/island-high-school-seniors-graduate?from... CHINCOTEAGUE: Book signing Friday at Sundial Books- June 19, 2008 CHINCOTEAGUE - Professor Richard C. Keenan will be signing his book, "The Films of Robert Wise," on Friday, June 20 at Sundial Books.http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/chincoteague-book-signing-friday-at-sund... 2nd Saturday Art Stroll events- June 17, 2008 Enjoy art under the stars at the 2nd Saturday Art Stroll on Saturday, June 14. The Art Stroll, coordinated by the Chincoteague Cultural Alliance, offers an eclectic mix of free artistic and cultural activities ...http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/2nd-saturday-art-stroll-events?fromrss=1 County responds to tax rate appeal- June 15, 2008 Accomack County officials responded last week to a rare appeal of the 2009 county real-estate tax order and expressed alarm over the effects it could have on government operations by summer's end if the ...http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/county-responds-to-tax-rate-appeal?fromr... Rare whale found dead on Assateague Island- June 13, 2008 The Virginia Aquarium and Marine Science Center is investigating the cause of death of a rare melonheaded whale on Assateague Island.http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/rare-whale-found-dead-on-assateague-isla... Naturalist shares a few Father's Day thoughts- June 13, 2008 Regardless of whether you believe Father's Day was something dreamed up by marketing firms for their greeting card clients or instituted by our government, it is a day worth contemplating for no other reason ...http://www.topix.net/city/chincoteague-va/2008/06/naturalist-shares-a-few-fathers-day-thou... |