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From high school to the hospital: IWCS health care programs mean immediate job prospects
The classroom that now houses Isle of Wight County Schools Patient Care Technician program was only a year ...
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Teachers oppose freezing IWCS pay scale for second year
Teachers and other employees of Isle of Wight County Schools turned out at an April 24 public hearing ...
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Smithfield Foods’ Chinese parent retains majority stake despite IPO
Despite its initial public offering in January, Smithfield Foods remains largely under the control of its Hong Kong-based ...
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Supervisors talk borrowing up to $24M to bring YMCA to Surry County
Surry County is looking to borrow up to $24 million to fund construction of a YMCA. According to ...
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Charter: Fiber optic internet buildout on track for summer completion
A regional fiber optic internet buildout remains on track to be completed this summer, Charter Communications recently told ...
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Cancellation letter: $9M grant for IW, regional schools ‘no longer effectuates’ Dept. of Ed policies
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Broken circuit cuts power to over 1,000 across IW, Surry counties
Over 1,000 Dominion Energy customers are without power in Isle of Wight and Surry counties. Dominion’s online outage ...
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IW supervisors approve revised industrial buffers 4-1
Isle of Wight County supervisors voted 4-1 on April 17 to approve a zoning ordinance amendment increasing the ...
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Suspect arrested following armed standoff with Smithfield Police at Cedar Street Apartments
A man’s nearly two-hour armed standoff with Smithfield Police on April 18 at Cedar Street Apartments ended without ...
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IWCS shares details on teacher apprenticeship grant
Instructional assistants and other paraprofessionals with Isle of Wight County Schools who hold associate’s degrees will be able ...
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Australia wants U.S. submarines. Isle of Wight could help provide them
With the first cohort of high school students set to enroll in the new Isle Marine Trades Academy ...
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Claremont, Spring Grove precincts could merge under Surry Electoral Board proposal
Two of Surry County’s least populous voting precincts may become one under a proposal the county’s Electoral Board ...
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Town planners recommend approval of fifth short-term rental
Smithfield’s Planning Commission has recommended approval of what would be the historic district’s fifth year-round short-term rental. Smithfield ...
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Why over 100 names were removed from Surry’s voter rolls
Just over a hundred names have been removed from Surry County’s voter registration rolls since the start of ...
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Smithfield’s Katelynn Clukey visits Taiwan
Katelynn Clukey of Smithfield, a Shenandoah University student, recently embarked on a trip to Taiwan alongside nine other ...
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Distefano calls for revisiting battery storage
Surry and Prince George counties each have ordinances allowing and regulating battery storage facilities, but Isle of Wight ...
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Town Council frowns on rooftop solar in historic district
Installing rooftop-mounted solar panels is a growing trend among homeowners looking to save money on their electric bills ...
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460 Commerce Center could see first tenant this summer
The “460 Commerce Center,” a roughly 352,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility under construction in Isle of Wight County’s ...
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Smithfield Times wins 44 awards for journalistic, advertising excellence
The Smithfield Times’ coverage of the end of Smithfield Foods’ iconic Genuine Smithfield Ham brand, same-day coverage of ...
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Who’s on the ballot so far?
Just over two months remain for Isle of Wight County residents looking to run for a seat on ...
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Senate again upholds school sales tax veto
Virginia’s Senate, for the second year in a row, has upheld Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s veto of an Isle ...
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Surry approves battery storage ordinance
Surry County supervisors voted unanimously on April 3 to approve a zoning ordinance amendment that would allow battery ...
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New Grange concept splits farmers market from restaurant
A concept for the farmers market that would anchor the Grange at 10Main has changed multiple times over ...
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Student cellphone restrictions become state law
Twin bills codifying restrictions on student cellphone use, and barring schools from suspending violators, have become law. Both ...
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Nature Conservancy buys Sunken Meadow Pond in Surry County
The Nature Conservancy has purchased Sunken Meadow Pond, a manmade body of water in Surry County that separates ...
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Town planners vote 4-1 to endorse smaller ‘Cottages’ development
Smithfield’s Planning Commission voted 4-1 on April 8 to recommend approval of a lower-density version of the Cottages ...