Isle of Wight County
Isle of Wight County Fair again turns a profit
The Isle of Wight County Fair has turned a profit for the second year in a row. According ...
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Del. Brewer proposes allowing concealed carry in Capitol Square
Del. Emily Brewer, R-Isle of Wight, has proposed legislation that would allow concealed-carry permit holders to bring firearms ...
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Over 600 homes still planned for smaller ‘Sweetgrass’ development
A Northern Virginia developer has slightly scaled back plans for a new community just outside the town limits ...
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Surry planners OK converting clubhouse to restaurant
Surry County resident Darrell Boothe is proposing to repurpose the old Blackwater Sportsman Club near Dendron into a ...
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Replacing Westside No. 1 priority under revised five-year plan
Replacing the 1960s-era Westside Elementary would become Isle of Wight County Schools’ No. 1 priority under a revised ...
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Studio 37 ‘jamboree’ moves to Georgie Tyler Middle School
Studio 37, a dance school in Windsor, will host its second annual “Holly Jolly Hometown Jamboree” on Dec. ...
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Town moves to declare house ‘blighted’ where missing Smithfield man’s body was found
As police await a cause-of-death ruling for a man whose body was discovered in an abandoned Smithfield house ...
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Explainer: What can, and can’t, Isle of Wight do with its opioid settlement money?
Isle of Wight County supervisors are mulling potential uses for the roughly $416,000 the locality expects to receive ...
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Deer carcass left rotting in Smithfield cul-de-sac
Despite a multi-year ongoing investigation, Virginia Conservation Police say they still haven’t identified who’s been leaving deer carcasses ...
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U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin dies at 61
U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin, D-Va., who represented Surry County in Congress, died Nov. 28 at age 61. ...
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Smithfield High School scholars
Smithfield High students Cameron Barrett, left, and Ayden Shannon have been named Commended Students in the 2023 National ...
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Ferry to operate at reduced capacity Nov. 29, Dec. 1
The Jamestown-Scotland Ferry will operate at reduced capacity Tuesday and Thursday this week. According to the Virginia Department ...
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Train collides with tractor-trailer in Windsor
Virginia State Police is investigating a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a passing train on the tracks crossing ...
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Cold Case: Who left a burned body in the Darden family’s field in 1991?
Editor’s note: A new state law requires Virginia State Police to maintain a publicly accessible online database of ...
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Planners OK 637-acre Zuni solar farm
Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is recommending approval of a proposed 71-megawatt solar farm and substation in ...
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Ringing in the Holidays: Smithfield lights town tree, hosts Mistletoe Market
Smithfield kicked off the Christmas season with its annual tree-lighting ceremony on Nov. 18, followed by its Mistletoe ...
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IWCS culinary arts students prepare Thanksgiving meals for families in need
Isle of Wight County Schools culinary arts students recently prepared 103 Thanksgiving meals for families in need. Each ...
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Smithfield Youth Packers are Super Bowl champs
The Smithfield Packers Youth Sports 6-and-under Flag/Blue and 14U teams traveled to Bailey Field at York High School ...
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Surry ‘energy policy’ draws mixed reaction
A proposed “energy policy” amendment to Surry County’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan drew mixed reactions from residents at a ...
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Santa makes ’22 debut at Isle of Wight County Museum
Saylor DeMatteo gets some reassurance from her mom, Anna-Maria DeMatteo of Zuni, that St. Nick is a pretty ...
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Supervisors delay vote on expanding solar farm in southern Isle of Wight
Isle of Wight County supervisors have postponed voting on a developer’s request to add acreage to a planned ...
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IWCS equity coordinator to leave
Isle of Wight County Schools’ equity and inclusion coordinator, Kiyaana Cox-Jones, will leave her position at the end ...
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Route 460 bridge reopens after rehab
All lanes of Windsor Boulevard (Route 460) reopened to traffic on Nov. 18 following the on-time completion of ...
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IW supervisor named to Virginia Association of Counties executive committee
Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman William McCarty was recently elected to serve as the ...
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Smithfield proposes allowing permanent shipping containers in limited areas
Smithfield’s Planning Commission is considering a change to the town’s zoning ordinance that would allow shipping containers as ...