Isle of Wight County
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Tornado warning issued for Isle of Wight
The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for the southern end of Isle of Wight County, the city of Franklin and parts of ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
IW School Board meeting rescheduled for July 12
Isle of Wight County’s School Board has rescheduled its meeting scheduled for this afternoon to July 12 due to a forecast of inclement weather from ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Staff Reports.
IW opposed to collective bargaining
A May 1 change in state law has ended Virginia’s 1993 ban on public sector employees bargaining collectively with their local governments. The law now ... Read more
2 weeks ago by Stephen Faleski.
Trial date set for stormwater lawsuit
Carrollton resident Otis Brock, who’s suing Isle of Wight County over a collapsed stormwater pipe that’s been washing away his yard since 2018, will have ... Read more
3 weeks ago by Stephen Faleski.
County portion of trail opens
After more than two decades in the making, Isle of Wight County’s portion of the Carrollton to Smithfield park-to-park trail is finally complete and open ... Read more
1 month ago by Stephen Faleski.
Supt. briefs School Board on transgender law
A state law passed in 2020 requires all Virginia public schools to adopt policies pertaining to transgender students by the start of the 2021-2022 school ... Read more
1 month ago by Stephen Faleski.
Animal Control removes 110 dogs, other animals from farm
Isle of Wight County Animal Control personnel have removed 110 dogs and 150 other animals from a Windsor-area farm whose owner recently died. According to ... Read more
2 months ago by Stephen Faleski.
Planning takes issue with Hardy fence
Isle of Wight’s Planning Commission gave its approval May 25 for the new Hardy Elementary that is to break ground in June — but took ... Read more
2 months ago by Stephen Faleski.
Isle of Wight Academy graduates 40 seniors
For Isle of Wight Academy’s 2021 valedictorian, Allison Dolan, the school’s May 28 outdoor commencement ceremony didn’t just mark the end of high school for ... Read more
2 months ago by Stephen Faleski.
Confederate monument removed from county land
Editor’s note: This story was originally published May 8 and updated at 4:07 p.m. May 10 with additional statements from Volpe Boykin, Valerie Butler and ... Read more