Cape Charles, VA

Cape Charles officials broke ground Thursday morning on a new municipal building that will bring the town’s administrative offices, police department and council chambers together under one roof. The ceremony was held at the corner of Fig Street and Randolph Avenue, where the approximately $6.2 million facility will be constructed. Completion is anticipated in about 14 months. Capital Projects Manager ... Read More The post Cape Charles breaks ground on new municipal building appeared first

Gov. Abigail Spanberger has appointed two Eastern Shore residents to serve on state boards. Jared Yaros of Cape Charles was appointed to the Virginia Potato Board. Yaros is a potato producer with Yaros Farm. Dr. Jesse Wingate of Willis Wharf was appointed to the Virginia Board of Psychology. Wingate is a psychologist with Wingate Psychological Services LLC. The two Eastern ... Read More The post Spanberger appoints two Eastern Shore residents to state boards appeared first on Shore Daily News.

The Town of Cape Charles is inviting individuals, students and residents to participate in the Cape Charles Railroad & Harbor Ideas Competition, which seeks creative proposals for the future of the town’s historic railroad and harbor area. Stage 1 entries in the Cape Charles Railroad & Harbor Ideas Competition must be submitted electronically to the town by 5 p.m. Friday, ... Read More The post Competition launched for ideas for future of Cape Charles Railyard appeared first on Shore

Blacksmith Shop Shoebox Lunch Festival Eastern Shore Railway Museum’s Ice Cream Social US Air Force’s Full Spectrum Band at the Cape Charles Central Park MOVED TO RAIN DATE – Sonny Etz Car Show The 5th Annual Frank “Sonny” Etz Memorial Car Show has been moved to the rain date, Sunday, August 23. All times are the same. The post Cool things happening on the Shore this weekend appeared first on Shore Daily News.

Image Courtesy of Cape Charles Police Department CAPE CHARLES, Va. – One person was killed and another was injured in a lightning strike at Cape Charles Beach on Thursday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, emergency services were dispatched to Cape Charles Beach near Washington Avenue and Bay Avenue following reports of two individuals struck by lightning. Upon arrival,...

Image Courtesy of Cape Charles Police Department CAPE CHARLES, Va. – One person was killed and another was injured in a lightening strike at Cape Charles Beach on Thursday afternoon. Around 3:30 p.m. on Aug. 20, emergency services were dispatched to Cape Charles Beach near Washington Avenue and Bay Avenue following reports of two individuals struck by lightning. Upon arrival,...

A 41-year-old Colorado man died after he and a woman were struck by lightning Thursday afternoon at Cape Charles Beach. Emergency crews were dispatched at approximately 3:30 p.m. Aug. 20 to the beach near Washington and Bay avenues, according to the Cape Charles Police Department. First responders found the man in cardiac arrest and immediately began life-saving efforts. Despite those ... Read More The post Colorado man dies after lightning strike at Cape Charles Beach appeared first on Shore

One died when a couple from Colorado was struck by lightning at the Cape Charles Beach Thursday afternoon, leaving the man in cardiac arrest and the woman with minor injuries, according to town officials. Officials said the two people were struck by lightning on the beach near Jefferson and Bay avenues around 4 p.m. The man went into cardiac arrest, ... Read More The post One dead in Cape Charles lightning strike appeared first on Shore Daily News.

One died when a couple from Colorado was struck by lightning at the Cape Charles Beach Thursday afternoon, leaving the man in cardiac arrest and the woman with minor injuries, according to town officials. Officials said the two people were struck by lightning on the beach near Jefferson and Bay avenues around 4 p.m. The man went into cardiac arrest, ... Read More The post One Dead in Cape Charles Lightening Strike appeared first on Shore Daily News.

Years of planning, fundraising and construction culminated Thursday with the ribbon-cutting for the first completed section of the Eastern Shore Rail Trail. The newly opened portion extends a little more than two miles from the trailhead in Cape Charles to Route 13, providing a roughly 4.5-mile round trip for walkers and bicyclists. It is the first piece of a proposed ... Read More The post First section of Eastern Shore Rail Trail opens in Cape Charles appeared first on Shore Daily News.