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First of eight Luter-owned lots at Washington and James streets sold
The first of eight new residential lots at Washington, James and Clay streets created from the 2021 sale of town-owned land to developer Joseph Luter IV has found a buyer. According to Isle of Wight County land transfer records from June, Luter’s holding company, JWL34 LLC, sold a 0.14-acre lot fronting Washington last month to […]
Smithfield, Isle of Wight celebrate Independence Day with two days of fireworks
Independence Day fireworks returned to Smithfield on July 2, and to the Heritage Park fairgrounds near Windsor on July 3. Smithfield kicked off the festivities at 6:30 p.m. on July 2 with a reading of the Declaration of Independence outside the 1750 Isle of Wight County Courthouse. The festivities at the fairgrounds included a concert […]
Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality coordinated with the Virginia Drought Monitoring Task Force to issue a drought watch advisory June 24 for a list of 95 counties and cities that includes Southampton County, Isle of Wight County and Suffolk. In a July 3 interview, Southampton County Farm Bureau President Gary Cross summed up drought […] The post Drought conditions affect Western Tidewater crops appeared first on The Tidewater News.
School Board Member Alliance takes hold in Isle of Wight
In the wake of a handful of departures from the Virginia School Boards Association, an alternative organization led by a controversial figure is looking to fill the void. Over the past nine months, the VSBA has seen five of its formerly 132 member boards vote to disaffiliate over allegations that the state association champions causes […]
IWCS seeks quotes for new school board attorney
Isle of Wight County Schools is soliciting quotes for a new school board attorney. Firms have until 3 p.m. on July 24 to submit sealed bids to Board Clerk Jessica Whitlow detailing their qualifications to provide legal services to the board. The window for proposals opened on June 24, 11 days after the School Board […] The post IWCS seeks quotes for new school board attorney appeared first on The Tidewater News.
IWCS participating in free, reduced-price summer meal programs
Isle of Wight County Schools is participating in multiple nutrition programs to continue providing meals to children over the summer. The division’s Summer Food Service Program will provide meals to all children without charge on a first-come, first-served basis, from July 8-25. Meals will be served at Hardy Elementary School, located at 9389 Old Stage […] The post IWCS participating in free, reduced-price summer meal programs appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Isle of Wight comprehensive plan group plans first meeting
A comprehensive plan-focused stakeholder working group under Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold its first meeting on July 9 at 6 p.m., though not all of its members have been appointed. The meeting may be postponed to Aug. 13, the first date a third-party consultant will be available. As of […]
100 years of Bethany Presbyterian
Bethany Presbyterian Church, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary this September, has become intertwined with the history of Zuni over the past century. The circa-1924 sanctuary was one of the few structures left untouched in 1999 when Hurricane Floyd dumped a foot and a half of rain on Zuni, flooding most homes to their rooftops […]
Isle of Wight comprehensive plan group plans first meeting
A comprehensive plan-focused stakeholder working group under Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission is tentatively scheduled to hold its first meeting on July 9 at 6 p.m., though not all of its members have been appointed. The meeting may be postponed to Aug. 13, the first date a third-party consultant will be available. As of […]
Local author Angela Martin publishes historical fiction novel
Angela Martin, Isle of Wight County’s newest author, has self-published her debut historical fiction novel. “These Gifts HE Gave,” set in the wake of World War I and the fading terror of the Spanish flu, follows Mae Johnson, a survivor of domestic abuse who finds herself widowed and facing a future with three children and […]
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