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‘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 ...
Nate Delesline III, Author at Smithfield Times
Education
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 ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:27 pm
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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 ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:26 pm
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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 ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:26 pm
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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 ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:25 pm
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Surry receives Wi-Fi donation
Sustainable power company sPower has donated $13,000 toward Wi-Fi hot spots in Surry County. The donation will allow Surry County Public Schools to buy and ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, August 4, 2020 4:12 pm
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IW schools revisit reopening decision
The Isle of Wight County School Board plans to rescind its decision to reopen schools for two days a week of in-person teaching for elementary ...
by Nate Delesline III, Friday, July 31, 2020 1:49 pm
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IW schools decide on reopening
Isle of Wight schools will reopen Sept. 8 with the option of two days a week in-person teaching supplemented with virtual learning for elementary and ...
by Nate Delesline III, Thursday, July 30, 2020 5:35 pm
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Registrar ready for November
Isle of Wight County is offering early, in-person voting, encouraging residents to cast ballots by mail and preparing to conduct the Nov. 3 general election ...
by Nate Delesline III, Tuesday, July 28, 2020 2:48 pm
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Smithfield, Surry get tourism grants
The Smithfield and Isle of Wight Convention and Visitors Bureau and Surry County Tourism are among 90 similar organizations statewide to receive grants through the ...