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ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Solidago solar farm near courthouse now operational

A second Isle of Wight County solar farm is now producing power. According to Dominion Energy spokesman Tim Eberly, the 193-acre Solidago solar farm near ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, March 13, 2024 8:00 am

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Ex-Smithfield councilman pleads guilty to sexual battery, assault

Former Smithfield Town Councilman Wayne Hall on March 7 pleaded guilty to sexual battery and a related assault and battery charge, both connected to his ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, March 7, 2024 5:19 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Bill proposing to nullify local solar acreage caps postponed to 2025

Acreage caps Isle of Wight and Surry counties enacted last year to restrict the proliferation of solar farms can stay in place – for now. ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, March 7, 2024 10:00 am

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

March 19 appeal set for National Guardsman who sued Windsor police

Lawyers representing Virginia National Guard 1st Lt. Caron Nazario and the two Windsor police officers he sued for holding him at gunpoint and pepper-spraying him ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, March 4, 2024 2:00 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Big-ticket projects driving $21 million in IWCS budget requests

A bus garage renovation, new school buses and athletic facility upgrades are among several large one-time expenses driving $21 million in requests for budget increases ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, March 4, 2024 1:40 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Isle of Wight supervisors enact target shooting restrictions

After debating the matter for nearly a year, Isle of Wight County supervisors enacted new restrictions on target shooting Thursday, Feb. 15. The new firearms ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, February 26, 2024 10:52 am

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Rountree retools task force proposal

Isle of Wight County Supervisor Renee Rountree has retooled her proposal for a “growth management” task force charged with evaluating the county’s readiness for a ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Monday, February 12, 2024 8:53 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

End of an era: Smithfield Foods discontinues Genuine Smithfield Ham

Smithfield Foods has stopped producing the brand-name Genuine Smithfield Hams that have become synonymous with the company’s namesake town. “We have decided to discontinue production ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, February 9, 2024 2:15 pm

Isle of Wight County

Moratorium, ‘sunset clause’ on housing developments illegal, attorneys say

Virginia localities can’t legally cap the number of applications for new housing developments they’ll consider, nor rescind the rezoning approval of a development that hasn’t ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, February 9, 2024 1:57 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Isle of Wight County, despite school deficit, ends prior fiscal year with surplus

Isle of Wight County, despite its school system’s deficit, ended its 2022-23 fiscal year with a surplus. That’s according to the annual financial report Chief ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, February 6, 2024 6:12 pm

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