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Cypress Creek Bridge traffic to shift to north side for duration of rehab

For the past year, temporary signage and concrete dividers have blocked the northern side of the two-lane Cypress ...

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IW supervisors outline process for filling McCarty’s seat

Five days after William McCarty’s unexpected passing, the remaining four Isle of Wight County supervisors gathered in the ...

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Jordan bill proposes banning synthetic food coloring in schools

State Sen. Emily Jordan, R-Isle of Wight, is sponsoring legislation that would ban seven color additives in food ...

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Smithfield may raise water, sewer rates this year

An engineering consultant has recommended Smithfield raise its water and sewer rates starting July 1. Town water customers ...

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Police say heart attack led to I-295 crash that killed Smithfield man

Virginia State Police suspect a heart attack to have precipitated a mid-January tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 295 near ...

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Weldon Cooper: Isle of Wight drops to 10th fastest-growing county, down from sixth

A population surge that for the past two years ranked Isle of Wight County among Virginia’s top 10 ...

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Terry Lewis, former Surry County Administrator, dies at 82

Terry D. Lewis, who served as Surry County administrator for 16 years, died Jan. 22. He was 82. ...

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IW planners split 4-3 in endorsing revised Windsor multi-warehouse proposal

Ten months after recommending rejection of the Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex proposed for the outskirts of Windsor, ...

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IWCS soliciting Virginia Preschool Initiative applications

Isle of Wight County Schools is accepting applications for next school year’s Virginia Preschool Initiative, a partially state-funded ...

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Who is Brad Spafford? Suspect in FBI raid was pilot, former Suffolk resident 

When the FBI identified Brad Spafford as the subject of a nearly two-year Joint Terrorism Task Force investigation, ...

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Smithfield Foods stock debuts at $20 per share

Shares of Smithfield Foods’ United States stock listing began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Jan. ...

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Luter proposes lower-density Grange development

Smithfield’s Town Council got its first look on Jan. 27 at a revised concept for the Grange at ...

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EDA discontinues cash-back app for businesses impacted by bridge closure

Isle of Wight County’s Economic Development Authority, citing a lack of interest among participants, has discontinued a program ...

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Isle of Wight County Supervisor William ‘Pastor Mac’ McCarty dies

William McCarty, who represented the Carrollton area on Isle of Wight County’s Board of Supervisors, died unexpectedly Jan. ...

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Education is a family affair for new Surry superintendent

Teaching is a family affair for Herb Monroe III in more ways than one. Surry County Public Schools’ ...

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Bill proposing state standards for solar farms advances

A Virginia Senate bill that would standardize what criteria localities are to use when evaluating applications for new ...

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Comprehensive plan consultant offers 20-year enrollment study to IWCS

As Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission works with a consultant to project population growth over the next ...

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State Senate committee revives effort to repeal ‘skill game’ ban

A state Senate committee is advancing another attempt to repeal Virginia’s ban on so-called “skill games.” Sen. Aaron ...

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Gallery – BOB Fest returns

Smithfield’s BOB Fest, an annual all-you-can-eat festival highlighting Bloody Marys, oysters and Brunswick stew, drew a crowd to ...

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IW, Surry schools and Isle of Wight Academy to remain closed Thursday

Isle of Wight and Surry county schools, and Isle of Wight Academy, will close for a second consecutive ...