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‘Life-changing:’ Drug court graduates grateful for second chance
Eighteen months ago, in 2022, Joshua Coleman of Suffolk stood in an Isle of Wight County courtroom as a defendant facing a choice: spend time in prison for felony possession of controlled substances or go through the Fifth Judicial Circuit’s drug court rehabilitation program. He chose the latter, and on May 17, again found himself […]
'We have to do something with Riverside': Legislators, advocates want immediate improvements
RICHMOND – Kevin Wyatt died earlier this year inside a cell at Riverside Regional Jail. The cause of death was an overdose of cocaine and fentanyl that his mother said came from within the walls of the Prince George County facility. “My son told me, ‘Mom, why do you have me locked up?...
IWCS hires new CFO, says division is on track to avoid deficit repeat
Isle of Wight County Schools is on track to avoid a repeat of last year’s financial crisis, according to its departing interim chief financial officer. “We’re closely monitoring expenditures and revenue for the operating budget as we come close to the end of the year,” interim CFO Jim Roberts told the School Board on May […]
‘Air Station’ warehouse unlikely to build this year
“Project Air Station,” Isle of Wight County Economic Development’s codename for the first occupant of the Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park’s long-planned third phase, likely won’t break ground this year. Air Station General LC, a Virginia Beach company, has contracts to purchase 135 acres along Walters Highway owned by Isle of Wight’s Economic Development Authority. […]
Courthouse reenactment, author talks draw visitors despite Arts Fest cancellation
Rain canceled outdoor components of Smithfield and Isle of Wight County Tourism’s third annual Arts Festival, which had been planned for May 18, though a few determined participants and visitors braved the raindrops to attend the weekend’s scheduled indoor events, which included talks with authors at Christ Episcopal Church and the 1750 Isle of Wight […]
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