Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy Virginia Tourism Corporation, photo by Todd Wright When living in the South, chances are you've supported your local ...

Virginia lawmakers approved a bill on Tuesday, designating the Chincoteague Island pony as the official pony of the commonwealth. The bill was introduced by Republican state delegate Robert Bloxom Jr.

CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. (AP) — What better way to foster bipartisan unity than the legendary herd of Chincoteague ponies? A pair of bills introduced in the Virginia Legislature by the Eastern Shore ...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin at the 98th Annual Chincoteague Fireman’s Carnival in Chincoteague, Virginia on July 27, 2023. Courtesy of the Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin.

Off the coast of Virginia's Eastern Shore, you'll find the small, coastal island of Chincoteague. With gravel made of crushed oyster shells, and a population of just over 3,000, the town of ...

Courtesy of the Chincoteague Chamber of Commerce. The Chincoteague Pony is now the Official State Pony of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Virginia’s Chincoteague Island made history in 1947 when ...

A proverb says that you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink.But if you lead a pony to the water in the island town of Chincoteague, Virginia, you might see it swim.For the past 98 ...