ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
School equity audit to begin
Isle of Wight County Schools will undergo what Superintendent Dr. Jim Thornton has termed an “equity audit” this fall. According to a proposal by Dr. ...
Stephen Faleski, Author at The Tidewater News
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IW to continue providing free school meals
Isle of Wight’s school system will continue providing free breakfast and lunch for students during the 2021-2022 school year, regardless of family income status. As ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, September 17, 2021 8:34 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IW teachers remember 9/11
When al-Qaida terrorists hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 and forced it to collide with the north tower of the World Trade Center, Windsor Elementary School ...
by Stephen Faleski, Saturday, September 11, 2021 10:02 am
COVID-19
IW offering free COVID-19 vaccines and testing Sept. 9-10
Isle of Wight County’s Department of Emergency Services will host free COVID-19 testing and vaccination clinics Sept. 9-10 in partnership with the Virginia Department of ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, September 2, 2021 9:17 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Isle of Wight forms redistricting task force
A seven-member task force will provide Isle of Wight’s Board of Supervisors with options for redrawing the county’s voting districts based on the recently released ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, September 2, 2021 7:11 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IW, Surry see decline in SOL scores
Isle of Wight’s and Surry’s public school divisions each saw significant declines in their Standards of Learning test scores for the 2020-2021 school year. The ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, September 2, 2021 12:03 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
IW says ‘no’ to unions
Isle of Wight’s Board of Supervisors voted 4-1 Aug. 19 to pass a resolution opposing collective bargaining with county employees. A May 1 change in ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, September 1, 2021 8:39 am
Franklin
International Paper wins tax lawsuit
Isle of Wight ordered to repay $5.4 million A judge, on Aug. 4, ordered Isle of Wight County to repay $5.4 million to International Paper ...
by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, August 26, 2021 10:26 am
COVID-19
Isle of Wight mask mandate to begin Aug. 23
Starting Aug. 23, Isle of Wight County employees and visitors who enter government buildings will be required to wear face masks when indoors — even ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, August 20, 2021 7:04 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Over 100 without power in Isle of Wight County
Dominion Energy’s online outage map shows 118 customers in Isle of Wight County are without power as of 12:45 p.m. Sunday following last night’s storm. ...