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Dominion: Outage may continue through Thursday
Nearly 1,000 still without power in Isle of Wight Some Dominion Energy customers who lost power as a result of Tropical Storm Isaias may see ... Read more
35 mins ago by Stephen Faleski.
Accident on 460 results in fatality
A single vehicle fatality occurred in the westbound Route 460 (Windsor Boulevard) east of Route 639 (Ecella Road) on Monday. According to Sgt. Michelle Anaya, ... Read more
19 hours ago by Staff Reports.
‘Created in Quarantine’
Art exhibit highlights another side of pandemic life When the coronavirus upended life as we knew it, it was inevitable that art would begin to ... Read more
1 day ago by Nate Delesline III.
IW changes school plans
Isle of Wight County Schools plans to reopen this fall for two days a week of in-person teaching for Pre-K through third grade and special ... Read more
1 day ago by Nate Delesline III.
Businesses help students
Regardless whether school is virtual or in person this fall, about two dozen Smithfield-area students will be equipped with free new backpacks filled with supplies ... Read more
1 day ago by Nate Delesline III.
School-level spending data released
Newly released state data puts a dollar figure on per-student public school spending for the first time. The reports, which are accessible on the Virginia ... Read more
1 day ago by Nate Delesline III.
More COVID-19 relief available
A second round of federal COVID-19 relief funding is available to communities in Western Tidewater. The money — $1.3 billion in all — is intended ... Read more
1 day ago by Nate Delesline III.
Isle of Wight, Surry spared the worst of Isaias
By Stephen Faleski and Nate Delesline III Tropical Storm Isaias brought down trees and power lines in Smithfield and Isle of Wight and Surry counties, ... Read more
1 day ago by Staff Reports.
An important new James Monroe biography
By Wilford Kale Of all the founding fathers of this nation, probably the least known and least understood is James Monroe, the fourth in the ... Read more
1 day ago by Staff Reports.
Census reaches out in Surry
The Surry County Department of Social Services, Department of Youth and Family Resources and Census 2020 joined forces on June 26 to reach out to ... Read more