Come-Here News

Homeless man charged with rape of minor

CHINCOTEAGUE — Police here have charged a man with four felony counts of sexual assault of a Chincoteague Island juvenile.

Fishing Forecast: Week of May 10-16, 2012

It seems a bit odd, as summer gets closer and closer, to be talking about striped bass.

Wattsville woman fatally injured in head-on Chincoteague Road crash

On May 15, 2012, Virginia State Police was called to a two vehicle accident on Route 175 (Chincoteague Road) half a mile east of Route 13 (Lankford Highway).

Tall ships event tickets now on sale

CAPE CHARLES --As an official affiliate port for OpSail 2012 Virginia, Cape Charles and Eastville are presenting an unprecedented boutique visitor experience commemorating the War of 1812 and the writing of the "Star Spangled Banner."

Residents of drowning Tangier Island look for lifeline

TANGIER ISLAND -- From the air, this fishing outpost in the middle of the Chesapeake Bay for centuries resembled a giant fishing hook, a curved barb completing the picture on the northern tail of the island.

Judge sides with hospital

NASSAWADOX -- A Richmond Circuit Court judge denied on May 4 [2012] Northampton's appeal of the state decision denying the county's petition seeking "good cause standing" to be a party in proceedings regarding the Certificate of Public Need application filed by Riverside for the new hospital to be located behind Four Corners Plaza in Accomack County.

27 post offices on Eastern Shore could see reduced hours

ACCOMAC — Twenty-seven post offices on Virginia’s Eastern Shore would be open fewer hours each day under a new plan announced by the U.S. Postal Service that officials say could keep the nation’s smallest post offices open.

Virginia's Eastern Shore gets wine region signage

MACHIPONGO -- Highway signage installed at both ends of the Eastern Shore of Virginia's main traffic artery this week as part of a state wine region program is designed to capture the attention of millions of travelers annually and help provide an economic impact.

Island seniors dominate tennis

The Chincoteague Island Community Tennis Association dominated the recent Eastern Shore Senior Games in record participation and medals won.

Man guilty after ending lovers' rendezvous

EASTVILLE -- An Exmore man was found guilty of malicious wounding after intercepting an amorous message from a man to the woman with whom he was living, and beating him in the head with bricks when he arrived for the dalliance.