Community Corner
🌱 Will you stop by to thank librarian Harriet Lonergan next week?
Spotted on the Chincoteague calendar: Ladies' Afternoon Tea
Good day Chincoteague! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Will you stop by to thank librarian Harriet Lonergan next week?
- What's next for Chincoteague's embattled athletic director after a tense vote?
- How will moving Chincoteague's refuge beach 2.5 miles north affect you?
Also on today's calendar: Ladies' Afternoon Tea and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Very humid and not as hot, with a high of 85 and low of 73 degrees.
- Friday: A shower and t-storm; humid, temps: high: 81, low: 73.
- Saturday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 81 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Chincoteague Island Library to honor Harriet Lonergan with farewell gathering (shoredailynews.com) — Chincoteague Island Library is inviting residents to a farewell gathering on Tuesday, Aug. 25, to thank longtime librarian Harriet Lonergan for her service to the island community. Neighbors can stop by between 10 a.m. and noon to share memories, wish her well before she moves to New York, and enjoy light refreshments at the library. 
2. Accomack School Board Votes to Accept the personnel list with exception of Athletic Directors (shoredailynews.com) — Chincoteague families packed the Accomack County School Board meeting to support Chincoteague Combined School athletic director Jimmy Bloxom, after he was excluded from a new full-time athletic director role because he lacks a bachelor's degree. A motion to hire him immediately was ruled out on procedural grounds, and the board approved its personnel list except for athletic director positions, leaving the final decision still unresolved.
3. In 2015, a storm flooded and destroyed a Virginia wildlife refuge beach parking lot; now officials are moving it 2.5 miles north so dunes and saltmarsh can reclaim the old site (pressnewsagency.org) — Visitor access at Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is set to change as officials move the recreational beach and parking about 2.5 miles north to a more stable site. The shift aims to keep similar parking capacity while letting the old lot revert to dunes and saltmarsh, improving wildlife habitat and storm protection, with the new beach possibly opening in spring 2027.
4. Orphaned colt gets new home with Chincoteague herd (pilotonline.com) — An orphaned Assateague colt, now named Old Dad, is being raised by the Chincoteague Volunteer Fire Company to eventually join the Chincoteague pony herd, after his mother was killed in a vehicle collision. The story also details recent horse deaths on Assateague Island and growing pressure for lower speed limits and stricter protections for the wild horses.
📸 Around Chincoteague
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Chincoteague
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★ Featured events ★
- Ladies' Afternoon Tea →
Remson Christian Church, 4249 Sheephouse Rd, Pocomoke City, MD, 21851,
1:00 pm
Saturday September 12
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Other local events
- Chincoteague VA- Turkish Lamp →
Chincoteague Bay RV Resort & Cottages, 2305 Main St, Chincoteague
4:00 pm - Volleyball @ Broadwater
Chincoteague High Chincoteague Island, VA 23336
4:00 pm - Dickson Twins →
Teaguer's Pub, 5030 Chicken City Rd, Chincoteague
6:00 pm
Saturday August 22
Wednesday August 26
Friday September 4
📣 Chincoteague Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Story Time and Play Literacy →
Eastern Shore Public Library, 24313 Bennett St, Parksley
10:30 am - HGCHS Girls JV Volleyball @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:30 pm - Support Group – Accomack →
Eastern Shore Public Library, 24313 Bennett St, Parksley
1:00 pm - Washington Varsity Football @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:00 pm - 2026 Chincoteague Oyster Festival →
Tom's Cove Park, 8128 Beebe Rd, Chincoteague
10:00 am - Library Board of Trustees Meeting →
Eastern Shore Public Library, 24313 Bennett St, Parksley
1:00 pm - Arcadia Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Chincoteague →
Chincoteague High School, 4586 Main St, Chincoteague
6:30 pm - Nandua Varsity Football @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:00 pm - Mathews Girls Varsity Volleyball @ Arcadia →
Arcadia High School, 8210 Lankford Hwy, Oak Hall
6:30 pm
Saturday August 22
Thursday September 3
Tuesday September 15
Friday October 9
Saturday October 10
Tuesday October 13
Friday October 23
Friday October 30
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💬 Chatter
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- Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Onley. Apply here.
Ok Chincoteague! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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