Camp Community College will hold a free STEM workshop for middle schoolers from 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the college’s Regional Workforce Development Center in Franklin.  A CCC news release noted that the event will include an in-person workshop and lunch and is free to all local middle schoolers.  For more information […] The post Free STEM workshop for middle schoolers Nov. 9 appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

When Isle of Wight County supervisors budgeted $9.5 million for one-time school-related capital projects, it didn’t cover everything Isle of Wight County Schools had requested for the 2024-25 school year. IWCS Superintendent Theo Cramer is hoping to fund the remainder in 2025-26. He and his staff presented county supervisors and the School Board with a […] The post More buses, garage and band room among IWCS 2025-26 budget requests appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Registration for the 2025 spring semester at Camp Community College will begin Monday, Oct. 21.  A CCC news release noted that students can get started by going to Camp’s website at www.pdc.edu/growmyfuture to connect with an adviser, or prospective students are encouraged to come in to the Office of Admissions to enroll in classes and […] The post Registration for spring classes at Camp begins Oct. 21 appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The Windsor Town Council voted 5-0 on Oct. 8 to revise the town’s policy regarding use of the town gazebo located in the Wesley F. Garris Event Park on Duke Street. Town Manager William Saunders noted that the Gazebo Policy was last updated in 2009, and it recently came to the town staff’s attention that […] The post Council revises town gazebo use policy appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Isle of Wight County Schools is on board with plans to build a new Windsor library adjacent to the Windsor Town Center. Isle of Wight County had allocated $350,000 in its 2020-21 capital improvements budget to add a manager’s office, bathrooms and an upstairs meeting space and storage to the existing Duke Street library but […] The post IWCS backs plan for new Windsor library appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The Bon Secours Mercy Health Foundation (BSMH) announced Monday, Oct. 14, that Carrie Miller was named president of the Bon Secours Hampton Roads Foundation.  The Bon Secours news release stated that Miller has transitioned into this role following her tenure as senior gift officer, organizational giving for the foundation. Currently, the foundation is focusing on […] The post Miller named president of area Bon Secours foundation appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Now-former Windsor Planning and Zoning Administrator James “Jay” Randolph has been hired as Southampton County’s new community development and planning director, returning to Southampton after having served as assistant county administrator there from 2005-10. Randolph, who had been back for a second stint on Windsor’s town staff since April 2022, now succeeds Beth Lewis, who […] The post Randolph new planning director in Southampton appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

By Jeff Turner RiverGuard Report Whispering Bear and I spent Oct. 5-7 on the Blackwater below Franklin. The water was high at 2.22 at the Franklin USGS gauge, very fast and clear. Air temps ranged from 56 to 80 degrees. It was very nice weather.  The trash on this trip was about like I had […] The post Skunked catfishing on the Blackwater appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Windsor High School’s varsity football team was not able to finish its homecoming game the way it wanted to Friday night, Oct. 11, but the Dukes still created highlights and ignited hope for the future of the program amid the other homecoming festivities that weekend. The WHS Homecoming Parade took place on streets bordering the […] The post Dukes learning key gridiron lessons appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The second annual Homegrown Harvest Festival and its array of acclaimed chefs that showcased the culinary delights Virginia has to offer drew people from the area and new faces from beyond it to Franklin on Friday-Sunday, Oct. 4-6.  Festival organizer Marshall Rabil indicated that he thought the three-day event came off fantastically. The festival opened […] The post Homegrown Harvest Festival draws new faces appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The fourth annual Riverfront Soul Festival featured particularly strong attendance on Saturday, Oct. 5, at Barrett’s Landing Park in Franklin, with a good turnout as well at the Worship Experience on Sunday, Oct. 6, at New Life Church Global, also in Franklin. Festival organizer Dr. Eric Majette, who is also senior pastor at NLCG, indicated […] The post Beverly tribute proves big draw at riverfront appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County celebrated its eighth annual Judeo-Christian Native American Revival, Crusade For Christ at Cattashowrock Town in Courtland on Sept. 21, with around 120 people in attendance. A tribe news release noted that the day before the revival, Saturday, at 6 p.m. the celebration of Shabbat/Communion took place, as […] The post Area tribe holds Judeo-Christian Native American revival appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Registration is open for participation in Franklin Parks and Recreation/Camp25’s fourth annual Volleyball League, which is intended for Tidewater-area children ages 6-15. “Our Volleyball League will provide an atmosphere for youth to learn about the great game of volleyball,” Camp25 Founder/Executive Director Eric Benton said. The league is slated to run from late fall into […] The post Registration open for youth volleyball league appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted unanimously on Sept. 19 to adopt changes to its end-of-course exam exemption policy in hopes of incentivizing middle and high school students to attend class. The division has long allowed an end-of-course exam exemption for high school students who maintain a B-minus or higher grade by the date […] The post IWCS adds attendance incentive to exam policy appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

After six months of discussion, Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted 3-2 on Sept. 19 to readopt its policy governing the surveying of students. Policy JOB gives parents 30 days to opt their children out of participation in any survey requesting that students provide sexual, mental health or medical information or controlled-substance usage. The […] The post Opt-in or opt-out? IW School Board splits 3-2 over student surveys appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Windsor Mayor George Stubbs shared details Tuesday, Oct. 8, with the Windsor Town Council regarding plans being made for the 2024 Windsor Christmas Parade, including the extension of its route. “The (Town of Windsor) Events Committee has been working on — very diligently — a Christmas Parade for Dec. 7,” he said. He noted that […] The post Windsor Christmas Parade route extended appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

Administrators say it’s hard to predict at this point how Virginia’s new accreditation process set to begin at the start of the 2025-26 school year will affect Isle of Wight County Schools. The state Board of Education voted in March to adopt new standards, contending the current system in place since 2018 lacks transparency given […] The post What we know – and don’t – about Virginia’s new school ranking system appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

A consensus of the Windsor Town Council on Tuesday, Oct. 8, was to encourage Mayor George Stubbs and Town Manager William Saunders to look into the possibility of either purchasing or relocating to Windsor a vintage red railroad caboose currently on display in Suffolk. As he introduced the matter to council members on Oct. 8, […] The post Windsor to look into obtaining railroad caboose appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The subject of policies governing the use of the gazebo at Wesley F. Garris Event Park and parts of school property in Windsor will be addressed at the Windsor Town Council’s Tuesday, Oct. 8, meeting. In a memorandum to the Windsor mayor and Town Council found in the Oct. 8 meeting packet, Town Manager William […] The post Council to discuss facility use policies appeared first on Windsor Weekly.

The Woman’s Club of Windsor recently observed the General Federation of Women’s Clubs’ National Day of Service with a dedication of a new “little free pantry.”  GFWC had asked all clubs to help alleviate food insecurities in our communities. The pantry was built by the husband of a club member, and will serve the area […] The post Woman’s Club of Windsor opens ‘little free pantry’ appeared first on Windsor Weekly.