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Isle of Wight votes 4-1 to withdraw from state school boards association
Fourteen months after floating the idea, Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted 4-1 on June 13 to sever ties with the Virginia School Boards Association. The VSBA, founded in 1906, provides legal counsel for members, assists in identifying superintendent candidates, develops model policies based on the most recent state and federal laws and court […]
Supervisors reject multi-warehouse complex in 4-1 vote
Swayed by vocal opposition from Windsor residents, Isle of Wight County supervisors voted 4-1 on June 13 to deny industrial zoning for a proposed multi-warehouse complex on the outskirts of town. The vote upholds a 6-1 decision in March by the county’s Planning Commission to recommend denial of Tidewater Logistics Center developer Meridian Property Purchaser […]
‘Know where you’re going,’ nonprofit founder tells IWA graduates
For most high school seniors, graduation day marks the end of a journey that began four years ago and the beginning of a new chapter For most of the 44 who graduated from Isle of Wight Academy on May 31, it’s an even bigger change from the life they’ve known to date. The private school […]
Windsor intersection project could break ground in 2026
According to Isle of Wight County Transportation Coordinator Jamie Oliver, plans to add turn lanes to the intersection of Routes 258 and 460 in Windsor likely won’t break ground until 2026 at the earliest. Oliver updated Windsor’s Town Council on the project on June 11. Right-of-way acquisitions and utility relocations, originally slated to start in […]
Main Street Baptist pastor awarded fellowship to study historic Black land ownership
The Rev. James Harrison, pastor of Main Street Baptist Church in Smithfield since 1996, is one of five community preservationists to recently receive a fellowship through the African American Fellows Program as part of the Voices Remembered initiative at Preservation Virginia, a statewide nonprofit organization that manages Bacon’s Castle and Smith’s Fort in Surry County. […]
Bark in the Park returns
Isle of Wight County Parks and Recreation reprised its “Bark in the Park” fundraiser that debuted in 2022. The festivities, held June 1 at Carrollton’s Nike Park, netted $1,375 in cash donations and another $1,000 worth of donated supplies for the Isle of Wight County Animal Shelter. The following participants won titles in this year’s […]
Hampton Roads Classical commemorates 80th anniversary of D-Day
Students from Hampton Roads Classical, lead by Headmaster Andy Gist, performed patriotic recitations including the preamble to the U.S. Constitution and songs such as “Grand Old Flag” on June 4 for Smithfield American Legion Post 49 members at their monthly meeting in recognition of the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Hampton Roads Classical is a private […]
Moonlight Solar on supervisors’ June 13 agenda
Only one of two proposed solar farms opposed by Isle of Wight County’s Planning Commission will be on the county supervisors’ June 13 agenda. A 44-megawatt solar farm proposed for Burwells Bay and Moonlight roads, dubbed Moonlight Solar, is listed on the agenda under old business, indicating a possible vote on Jacksonville-based Palladium Energy’s application […]
‘Almost halfway there:’ Riverside Smithfield Hospital exterior taking shape
At the end of February, the Riverside Smithfield Hospital construction site consisted of dirt, gravel and the first few steel beams forming the skeleton of the planned 50-bed facility. In just under three months, the nearly 30-acre site has seen a rapid transformation. Bricks have been added to the exterior of the L-Shaped hospital’s east […]
Smithfield DMV to open June 10
Smithfield’s long-awaited new Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles office will open its doors on June 10. A ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for June 28 at 11 a.m., the DMV stated in a June 6 news release. The new 4,800-square-foot DMV is located on South Church Street between Dollar General and True Value Hardware. Smithfield’s old […]
New developer buys, plans to expand stalled St. Luke’s Village
A developer’s plans to purchase and revive the stalled St. Luke’s Village housing development in Carrollton are moving forward. Isle of Wight County Circuit Court records show the May 6 sale of 55.5 acres to St. Luke’s Devco LLC, a subsidiary of the Hampton Roads division of Charlottesville-based Greenwood Homes, for $3.5 million. Kent Henry, […]
Undefeated: Smithfield girls flag football sees standout first season
An all-female flag football team from Smithfield is headed to the season championship undefeated after a standout inaugural season. Smithfield Packers Youth Sports, the nonprofit organization that oversees the tackle football program at the town’s Luter sports complex, started the flag football program earlier this year, citing the growing presence of the sport at the […]
Mayor denies impropriety in facilitating $6 million Luter donation
Smithfield Mayor Steve Bowman pushed back against accusations of impropriety at the Town Council’s June 4 meeting after town residents took issue with his having facilitated the first installment payment of a proposed $6 million donation from former Smithfield Foods Chairman Joseph Luter III, intended for the beautification of Main Street’s intersection with Route 10 […]
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