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Suffolk developer buys 14 acres behind Smithfield Royal Farms
A month after Smithfield’s Town Council approved a Suffolk developer’s requested rewording of the town’s zoning ordinance, the land at the heart of the matter ...
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Isle of Wight County
Two IW 2023 candidates face ‘Stand By Your Ad’ fines
The Virginia Board of Elections, on March 19, assessed minor fines against two Isle of Wight County candidates who ran unsuccessfully in 2023 elections for ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7:56 pm
News
Remembering Vietnam: Smithfield Navy veteran recalls wartime service
It’s been 56 years since Chris Torre found himself face to face with a Soviet trawler off the coast of Vietnam. “I can remember it ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7:52 pm
News
Smithfield Police, ABC Authority working to curb string of liquor thefts
Smithfield Police Chief Alonzo Howell told Town Council members on March 25 that he’s made contact with the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority’s Board of ...
by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, April 2, 2024 7:34 pm
Isle of Wight County
IW School Board adopts $102 million 2024-25 budget
Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted unanimously on March 26 to adopt a $102 million budget for the coming 2024-25 school year that requests ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, April 1, 2024 7:06 pm
News
From one lane to none: Five-day shutdown of Cypress Creek Bridge begins April 8
A five-day shutdown of the Cypress Creek Bridge will begin next week. Starting April 8, Virginia Department of Transportation contractors working on the two-year rehabilitation ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, April 1, 2024 6:59 pm
News
IW ranks 40th in life expectancy among Virginia localities
Deaths under age 75 are robbing Isle of Wight County residents of an estimated 7,600 years of life per 100,000 people. That’s according to the ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, March 29, 2024 6:14 pm
News
Youngkin vetoes marijuana market bill that divided area legislators
When Virginia legalized marijuana in 2021, the law allowed localities the option of holding a voter referendum to prohibit retail sales. Whether Isle of Wight ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, March 29, 2024 5:45 pm
Isle of Wight County
IW drafts timeline for growth-focused comprehensive plan review
Isle of Wight County staff have unveiled a tentative timeline for incorporating Supervisor Renee Rountree’s proposed “growth management” task force into the Planning Commission’s five-year ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, March 28, 2024 3:48 pm
Carrollton
Carrollton grandmother who stabbed daughter’s husband gets 5½-year prison sentence
A Carrollton grandmother who fatally stabbed her daughter’s husband will spend the next 5½ years in prison. Two months after a jury found 69-year-old Theresa ...