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Opt-in or opt-out? IW School Board splits 3-2 over student surveys

After six months of discussion, Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted 3-2 on Sept. 19 to readopt ...

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Dwindling groundwater precludes exiting Norfolk deal

Editor’s note: This is the third in a four-part series examining the 15th anniversary of Isle of Wight ...

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SHS Packers celebrate homecoming

Smithfield High School’s varsity Packers returned in triumph to their home field on Oct. 4, defeating the York ...

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Surry man charged in drive-by shooting

A Surry County man faces multiple charges in connection with what James City County Police are calling a ...

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Council candidates respond: Did the Town Council make the right decision in February by voting to set a real estate tax rate of 16 cents per $100 in assessed value, up from the 14-cent rate set eight months earlier? Why or why not?

The Smithfield Times will be taking a different approach to Smithfield Town Council candidate questionnaires this year. Rather ...

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Promontory, St. Luke’s developments could reach Planning Commission by early 2025

Smithfield’s Planning Commission could, by early next year, get its first look at “The Promontory,” a mixed-use development ...

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IWCS adds attendance incentive to exam policy

Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted unanimously on Sept. 19 to adopt changes to its end-of-course exam ...

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Isle of Wight, Smithfield set to vote this month on roundabout funding

Isle of Wight County supervisors and Smithfield’s Town Council plan to vote within two weeks of each other ...

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Fiddlin’ Pig brings British cuisine, culture to Smithfield

The old-fashioned phone booth Isle of Wight, England, gifted in 1986 to Isle of Wight County, Virginia, has ...

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What we know – and don’t – about Virginia’s new school ranking system

Administrators say it’s hard to predict at this point how Virginia’s new accreditation process set to begin at ...

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Red Point Taphouse given 30 days to hook to town water or seek waiver

The loose asphalt millings that form the parking lot at Red Point Taphouse can stay, but within a ...

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SHS Choraliers move Christmas concert to Christ Episcopal

Smithfield High School’s Choraliers recently held their first rehearsal at Christ Episcopal Church ahead of their annual Christmas ...

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Town Council defers voting on sale of Smithfield Times building

Smithfield’s Town Council has indefinitely deferred voting on a contract that would sell the Smithfield Times building for ...

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Stalled Archer’s Meade development sells for $2.8M

For the second time this year, a stalled subdivision in Carrollton has changed hands. Isle of Wight County ...

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Garage Ministry proposes relocating to Old Stage Highway

The Garage Ministry, which for 14 years has operated out of a garage behind Ringo’s Donuts in Smithfield, ...

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Revised ‘Air Station’ plans call for larger cold storage warehouse

“Project Air Station,” Isle of Wight County Economic Development’s codename for the first occupant of the Shirley T. ...

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Windsor linemen helping counties impacted by Helene

Two linemen from Windsor-based Community Electric Cooperative are working more than 240 miles from their hometown to restore ...

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Thunderstorms cancel Smithfield National Night Out

Smithfield has canceled its National Night Out festivities citing inclement weather. The outdoor event intended to strengthen community-police ...

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Carroll rebukes supervisors for repeated overturning of Planning Commission

Isle of Wight County supervisors’ 3-2 approval on Sept. 19 of the county’s 11th and largest solar farm ...

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IW water rate third highest in South Hampton Roads

Editor’s note: This is the second in a four-part series examining the 15th anniversary of Isle of Wight ...