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IW supervisors approve $1.59M bid for Rushmere fire station expansion
Isle of Wight County supervisors, on Aug. 15, voted unanimously to award a construction contract to Norfolk-based Spacemakers Inc. for an expansion of the Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department. The company was the lowest of four bidders, at $1.59 million, for a planned 1,116-square-foot addition that will house bunk rooms and men’s and women’s showers, and […]
RoundTable Health Care opens new location in Barco
RoundTable Health Care, an independently owned provider of in-home respiratory and mobility services, announces the opening of its new facility at 4039 Caratoke Highway in Barco. The grand opening celebration was held on August 19, 2024, featuring light refreshments, product demonstrations, and opportunities to meet the staff. The Barco location...
MEAC/SWAC Challenge: Staying calm will be key to Norfolk State success in 2024
The Norfolk State football team will open the 2024 season in a stark contrast: the primetime spotlight of a nationally televised audience. The Spartans kick off the fourth campaign of head coach Dawson Odums’ tenure on Saturday night against Florida A&M – the 18th edition of the Cricket MEAC/SWAC Challenge. Airing on ABC at 7:30 p.m., the matchup marks Odum’s first showdown against the conference he once conquered at his previous institution, Southern.
he Cream of the Jazz Crop: The Attucks Jazz Club 2024-2025 Season
It’s the region’s sweet spot for jazz: in the historic Attucks Theatre’s top floor ballroom, the Attucks Jazz Club is a neon-lit, intimate space where every seat is close to the music and the artist roster reads like a who’s who of the art form. With open table seating and the welcoming Club bar, the Attucks Jazz Club embodies the way jazz was meant to be heard.
Johnny DeCandido To Host Mornings At Fox Sports Norfolk
DeCandido previously hosted mornings on WGH in the 1990s before stints at Sports Fan Radio Network in Las Vegas and “1700 The Fan” WAFN Miami. He would return to Norfolk to program and host afternoons on Red Zebra Broadcasting’s “102.1 The Game” WXTG-FM from 2009 to 2013. WGH had been carrying Fox Sports Radio’s “2 Pros & A Cup of Joe” in mornings.
New details in D.C. Councilmember Trayon White’s case reveal possible F.B.I. informant
The Democratic National Convention ended Thursday night. A couple of high-profile elected officials from Maryland made primetime speeches this week. Also, D.C. Councilmember Trayon White was arrested and charged with taking bribes and kickbacks. And in Virginia, kids going back to school will have to ditch their cell phones while in class. WAMU’s Kojo Nnamdi discusses these top regional stories from this past week.
Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans (R) and Missy Cotter Smasal (D) are running in the general election for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District
Incumbent Jennifer Kiggans (R) and Missy Cotter Smasal (D) are running in the general election for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District on November 5, 2024. The Washington Post’s Meagan Flynn said the district “…is about as middle-of-the-road as they come, full of independents and swing voters, where military service isn’t so much an advantage for candidates as it is a prerequisite.”
Parties working to complete water main replacement project
Completion of the Duke Street and Virginia Avenue Water Main Replacement Project in Windsor has been delayed, but the town and the project’s other relevant parties are taking steps to bring the endeavor to a successful conclusion. Windsor Town Manager William Saunders gave the Windsor Town Council an update on the project during the Tuesday, […] The post Parties working to complete water main replacement project appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Council candidates respond: Should Smithfield move its farmers market to the Grange at 10Main? Why or why not?
The Smithfield Times will be taking a different approach to Smithfield Town Council candidate questionnaires this year. Rather than sending a list of questions and publishing all questions and responses in the same print edition and online, the Times will send the candidates a single question once per week. There will be 12 questions in […]
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