Reflections on Cape Charles and the Eastern Shore
In August, former supervisor Granville Hogg, along with John Coker and County Administrator Charles Kalakowski met with VDOT to take another look at the Food Lion intersection project (FLIP) to see if there were other alternatives. After the meeting, VDOT was to get back to Hogg and the County on the installation of a roadway tying […]
Even as summer is over, Cape Charles is still trying to come to terms with the continued increase in beach visitors. Between May and September town staff conducted observations and counts of the parking along various segments of Bay Avenue. Bay Avenue was broken into two sections – Washington Avenue to the Pavilion (west side), and Pavilion […]
The Rotary Club of Cape Charles and the Cape Charles Business Association will jointly sponsor a public forum for the three Cape Charles Town Council candidates on Sunday, October 28th, from 1:00 – 3:00 PM at the Palace Theatre on Mason Avenue in Cape Charles. This will be the only opportunity for the voting residents of Cape Charles to […]
From the petition page, written on 9/26/2018 long-time Councilman Wesley Travis resigned his seat. Town code states that the remaining council members can appoint whomever they wish to fill the vacancy. After a year of controversy and gridlock, we want a new voice and fresh ideas introduced to the Town Council. Jason Van Marter, owner and […]
The Desk is a special story to the Mirror by Michael C. Jordan To the right of the large picture window sits a child’s roll-top desk. Raising the slatted wooden roll-top reveals the flat writing surface. It is decorated by the scratches and dents, names and initials of the children who have occupied its chair. These […]
Dr. Mark Freeze, Chairman of the Planning Commission, submitted the final draft of the County Comprehensive Plan to the Board of Supervisors at Tuesday night’s Regular Meeting. According to Dr. Freeze, the Planning Commissioners have spent over 1,000 hours working on this plan. The major complaint from the board was that the document was too […]
3761 BC: The “epoch reference date” for the modern Hebrew calendar. If you every wondered why your Jewish friends gave something of a “meh-“ reaction to the hysteria of Y2K, it is because it was already Y5K plus (!) by then. 1571: Battle of Lepanto- The last exclusive galley-versus-galley naval battle, fought between the navies […]
Palace Theatre November 2018 Theater Schedule has been released, highlighted by a performance by the Governor’s School for the Arts Department of Theatre & Film Saturday November 10, 2018 7 PM The Governor’s School for the Arts Department of Theatre & Film presents: Playing with Fire (After Frankenstein) by Barbara Field Directed by Steve J. […]
It looks like fall has finally arrived in Cape Charles. The Lemon Tree Gallery at 301 Mason Ave is getting into the swing with a full schedule of fun events: Friday November 2, 2018: Lemon Tree Gallery & Studio presents: Line Dancing with the Boot Scootin’ Belles 6-8 PM “If every time you take one step […]
Special Opinion to the Mirror by Paul Plante First of all, before I go any further, let me make it quite clear that I am an American, which means I am neither a Democrat, nor a Republican, both of which are minorities here in America, and I do vote, although I will not give my […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)- Virginians have only a few days left to register to vote. Monday is the deadline to register online, by mail or in person. Voters will decide the U.S. Senate race between incumbent Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine and Republican challenger Corey Stewart next month. T here are also several competitive congressional districts throughout […]
This week Democrats saw Kanye West give Trump a hug, black unemployment hit the lowest level ever, and in return Democrats responded by rioting and calling Kanye a “dumb negro”. There is a paradigm shift, as folks are finally walking off the plantation–that of course is breaking the masters like Don Lemon and Donna Brazile who […]
President Donald Trump added his signature to the “Save Our Seas Act” on Thursday, green-lighting an initiative to clean up eight million tons of debris from the planet’s oceans. “As president I will continue to do everything I can to stop other nations from making our oceans into their landfills. That’s why I’m pleased – […]
As feminists were busy peddling their “War on Women” narrative in the U.S., Yazidi sex slave survivor Nadia Murad was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize for fighting a real War on Women in the Middle East. Nadia was honored for her efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of war, together with […]
Hurricane Michael is beginning to make landfall in Florida as a major category 4 storm. The storm is expected to weaken as it moves over land and approaches southeast Virginia and northeast North Carolina late Thursday evening into very early Friday morning. At this time, the Eastern Shore should begin to experience effects of Michael […]
In front of a crowd of 792, the Northampton Football Yellowjackets dominated a talented, but very young Atlantic Shores squad 37-7. The Jacket offense was truly one-dimensional–that is, Carlton Smith, who wears #1, rumbled through the Seahawks defense all night long. The ground and pound attack was relentless, and just too much for the undersized […]
The 30th annual “Virginia Wine Month” launches this month to toast the commonwealth’s winemaking with special events and festivals. Besides the different celebrations throughout October, the governor’s office also announced the start of the “harvest party,” hosted at various Virginia wineries and restaurants to revel in this season’s harvest. “Virginia’s unique landscape, along with the […]
Machipongo – Since 1999, more than twenty acres of high-density (1,740 vines per acre) French vinifera varietals have been planted on the land at Chatham, which overlooks Church Creek. They are Merlot, Chardonnay (French Dijon clones 95/96 and 76, and California Clones 4 and 5 on 3309 rootstock), Cabernet Franc, Cabernet Sauvignon and Petit Verdot. […]
Two years ago, the Wetlands and Coastal Dune Board (Board) spent several months preparing a set of recommendations to manage sand and the dunes at the beach. Those recommendations were presented to Town Council in September 2016. Recently the Board has been working on a proposed beach and sand management practices plan for the Town’s public beach. […]
Special Opinion to the Mirror by Joel Hable I urge Cheriton Town Council to think long and hard before they appoint someone to take Wesley Travis’ seat. Looking at the past election at who was the next highest vote is not the answer as that person was one of four people placed on a political […]
Over the last year, teacher retention and attendance have been high priority items for Superintendent Eddie Lawrence and the Northampton County School Board. The school system has made great progress in both areas. The following article was originally published in The Shore Daily News. It is a great article with very good information. The Mirror […]
RICHMOND, Va.(AP) — Virginia has added nearly 100 new acres of protected natural areas meant to help rare or declining plant and animal species. The state’s Department of Conservation and Recreation said Wednesday that it had recently added tracts of land to two natural area preserves. The department said 44 acres were added to The […]
I once lived in a home which during the summer months was the home to migratory Little Brown Bats. At twilight, I would sit in the backyard with a cocktail and watch them emerge from the belfry in the attack. They would return each spring, and it was their way of letting me know that summer […]
Have you seen our new signage outside the Historic Palace Theatre? We have a new logo and new home for GEAR, the non profit that will continue to bring you Experimental Film Virginia, all the performance and education formerly under Arts Enter…and more!!!
Letter to the editor from Steve Potts, Chairman of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission There has been a lot of discussion about the future of the Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission. The ESVATC was created to market both Accomack and Northampton, regionally, and is therefore funded by both counties. Recently that funding […]
This year at the Virginia State Fair, local riders Rayne Marshall from Marshall’s Anchor Down Ranch and Anna Pfeiffer from Pfeiffer riding stables will be competing in Virginia State Fair Youth Barrel Racing tournament on October 5. To get there, the girls received much support from Northampton and Cape Charles businesses. It was an honor […]
Senate Candidate Corey Stewart will on the Shore for a meet and greet, October 13th 11:30 to 2:00 at the Hampton Inn, 4179 Main St., in Chincoteague. There will be light refreshments served.
Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Operation and Evolution Science and Philosophy Seminar of the Eastern Shore of Virginia has scheduled its next seminar, “Can You Hear Me Now? Cell Phone Operation and Evolution.” The free 90-minute seminar will be at 12:30 p.m. on Friday, October 12 in the Lecture Hall of the Eastern […]
ONANCOCK, VA. – Statistics say that one woman in eight will develop breast cancer in her lifetime, and men get it too. Age is a factor in one’s risk for breast cancer, so as each year goes by, screening becomes more important, even if last year’s results were normal. Luckily, huge strides have been made in […]
October 1, 2018 Accident on the CBBT CAPE CHARLES, VA – On October 1, we experienced a single vehicle accident that occurred around 11:00 a.m. in the northbound lane of Thimble Tunnel. A tractor-trailer hauling a piece of heavy equipment struck the tunnel ceiling and then the equipment fell into the roadway. No one was […]
420 A.D: Death of Saint Jerome (b.347 A.D.), an early Christian scholar and one of the Doctors of the Church, who is best known for his seminal work of translating Hebrew and Greek biblical texts into a standardized Latin version, known as the Vulgate, in addition to a huge number of incisive commentaries on various […]
Selfie deaths have become an emerging problem. A new study says the worldwide increase in mobile phone usage has led to an “exponential increase” in the number of selfie-related deaths — dubbed “selficides” — in recent years. Researchers found that a vast majority of deaths occurred due to the victims engaging in risky behavior while attempting to take the […]
“I think there has been too much of a reluctance on the part of progressives and radicals to use the word ‘socialism…I’m talking about democratic socialism.” -Bernie Sanders. The next time you hear Bernie or anyone else start babbling on about “democratic socialism”, tell them to sit down and shut up. Don’t let them even start […]
The Wall Street Journal reports that there is evidence that a close friend of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was pressured into “revisiting” her testimony regarding an alleged assault by a teenaged Brett Kavanaugh, according to Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley. “There is evidence I can’t speak about it because it’s in the FBI report but […]
NOAA has approved and implemented Framework Adjustment 5 to the Northeast Skate Complex Fishery Management Plan and 2018-2019 Specifications. The Framework 5 provisions allow limited possession of barndoor skate in the directed skate wing fishery, and exempt vessels from some specific domestic skate regulations when fishing exclusively within the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization (NAFO) Regulatory […]
The U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is scheduled to release its special report on the risks and benefits of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, or 2.7°F, above preindustrial levels. The report is expected to contain sobering findings of how difficult it will be to meet the 1.5-degree target, which is an aspirational goal contained in the […]
This commentary was first published by John W. Whitehead of the Rutherford Institute. It is published here with permission from Mr. Whitehead and Rutherford. “Back in the heyday of the old Soviet Union, a phrase evolved to describe gullible western intellectuals who came to visit Russia and failed to notice the human and other costs […]
