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Carr withdraws from Carrsville District School Board race
Chairwoman Jackie Carr announced at the conclusion of the Isle of Wight County School Board’s Oct. 14 meeting that she would be withdrawing her candidacy ...
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Julia Perkins resigns
Julia Perkins has resigned from Isle of Wight County’s School Board. School Board Chairwoman Jackie Carr read Perkins’ resignation letter into the record of the ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, October 14, 2021 10:46 pm
Isle of Wight County
Proposed hospital draws wide support
A Virginia Department of Health public hearing on Oct. 13 drew near-unanimous support for Riverside Health System’s proposed 50-bed Isle of Wight County hospital. The ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, October 14, 2021 3:13 pm
Isle of Wight County
Superintendent alleges death threats over equity
Superintendent Dr. Jim Thornton says he’s received four death threats from opponents of Isle of Wight County Schools’ equity and inclusion initiatives. Thornton made the ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, October 13, 2021 5:32 pm
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Planners approve duplexes
Smithfield’s Planning Commission voted 4-1 with two absent on Oct. 12 in favor of allowing former Smithfield Foods Chairman Joseph W. Luter III to construct ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 8:10 pm
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Smithfield seeks proposals to decommission dam
Smithfield’s Town Council voted unanimously with one absent on Oct. 5 to request proposals for decommissioning the Waterworks Road dam. Repairing the structure, which decades ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:42 pm
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Smithfield Halloween festivities to return
Downtown Smithfield’s annual Safe Trick or Treat is back for 2021 after being canceled last year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Main Street and Grace ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:41 pm
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Redistricting task force makes its choice
Isle of Wight’s 2021 redistricting task force voted unanimously with one member absent on Oct. 6 to select one of three maps as its top ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:40 pm
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Equity assignment given at GTMS
Isle of Wight County Schools is “not teaching students about equity and inclusion,” Superintendent Dr. Jim Thornton assured critics in June. Equity and inclusion coordinator ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, October 12, 2021 5:36 pm
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‘Souper Saturday’ returns
Despite threatening skies, the Isle of Wight Christian Outreach Program’s “Souper Saturday” event returned to Trinity United Methodist Church on Oct. 9 after a one-year ...