Stephen Faleski, Author at The Tidewater News

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Some IWCS substitutes to see pay raises effective Jan. 1

Isle of Wight County’s School Board, on Dec. 12, approved a $5-per-day increase in the minimum base pay for its lowest-paid substitute teachers. In 2023, ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, January 8, 2025 1:07 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Edwards to retire as prosecutor, focus on Mill Swamp Indian Horses

Dec. 31 will mark Deputy Commonwealth’s Attorney Steve Edwards’ last day as a prosecutor at the Isle of Wight County courthouse. Edwards recently announced his ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 4:00 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

IWCS adopts plan for updating policies following VSBA exit

Isle of Wight County’s School Board has a policy or bylaw for nearly every eventuality, which as of Nov. 14 now includes written procedures on ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, December 31, 2024 2:44 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

IW says revived application for Tidewater Logistics Center imminent

The developer of the rejected Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex could submit a scaled-back version of the controversial project within the next few days, according ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, December 3, 2024 6:26 pm

VIRGINIA

Legislation would prohibit expulsion of students for cellphone use

As school divisions across Virginia adapt to more restrictive procedures governing cellphone use in line with Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s executive order calling for “cellphone-free education,” ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 11:00 am

WESTERN TIDEWATER

IWCS ahead of neighbors in filling teacher vacancies

Isle of Wight County Schools is ahead of its neighbors when it comes to filling teacher vacancies. IWCS typically employs between 700 and 800 faculty ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, October 9, 2024 5:30 pm

News

Windsor linemen helping counties impacted by Helene

Two linemen from Windsor-based Community Electric Cooperative are working more than 240 miles from their hometown to restore power at Virginia’s western border counties, which ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, October 1, 2024 6:31 pm

News

Kiggans skips candidate forum

Only one of the two candidates vying for Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District seat attended a Sept. 4 forum hosted by the Isle of Wight County ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, September 13, 2024 10:22 am

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Isle of Wight proposes building new Windsor library

Isle of Wight County is proposing to scrap a long-planned expansion of the Windsor library and instead build new. The county had allocated $350,000 in ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, September 12, 2024 7:47 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

IW jury awards $1.85M in defamation lawsuit over false rape accusation

An Isle of Wight County jury, on Aug. 29, found that a Smithfield woman falsely accused her ex-fiance of rape, and ordered that she pay ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 6:19 pm

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