Stephen Faleski, Author at The Tidewater News

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Isle of Wight bomb suspect to change plea to guilty

Brad Spafford, the Isle of Wight County man accused of stockpiling more than 150 pipe bombs, plans to change his plea to guilty, according to ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, July 9, 2025 5:12 pm

VIRGINIA

Youngkin vetoes bills seeking more non-farmland for solar projects

The 2020 Virginia Clean Economy Act mandates at least 16,100 megawatts, or just under two-thirds of the state’s electricity, come from solar or offshore wind ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, June 12, 2025 10:00 am

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

EDA to close in June on land sale for Windsor warehouses

Isle of Wight County’s Economic Development Authority expects to close by the end of June on its sale of EDA-owned land for the Tidewater Logistics ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, June 3, 2025 5:12 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Robertson to succeed Keaton as IW county administrator

Isle of Wight County supervisors didn’t have to look far to find County Administrator Randy Keaton’s successor. On April 3 the board voted unanimously with ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Thursday, May 15, 2025 8:00 am

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

460 Commerce Center could see first tenant this summer

The “460 Commerce Center,” a roughly 352,000-square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility under construction in Isle of Wight County’s Shirley T. Holland Intermodal Park, could be ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 5:48 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Sigita Miltier named new Isle of Wight Academy headmaster

Sigita Miltier will succeed Mark Munford as headmaster of Isle of Wight Academy, effective July 1. The Board of Directors for the private school, which ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, April 15, 2025 6:29 pm

WESTERN TIDEWATER

Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia hit by USDA funding cuts

The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia and the Eastern Shore says it’s struggling to make up for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s recent decision to end ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, April 11, 2025 1:14 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Revised Windsor warehouses approved in 3-2 votes

Nine months after rejecting a denser version of the Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex proposed for the outskirts of Windsor, Isle of Wight County supervisors ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 5:07 pm

VIRGINIA

Bills codifying student cellphone restrictions pass General Assembly

Twin bills that would codify restrictions on student cellphone use, but also bar schools from suspending violators, are on their way to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, March 28, 2025 3:50 pm

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY

Fewer jobs, $1M less tax revenue expected from revised warehouse plan

A lower-density version of the Tidewater Logistics Center multi-warehouse complex proposed for the outskirts of Windsor is projected to generate several hundred fewer jobs and ... Read more

by Stephen Faleski, Friday, February 21, 2025 4:00 pm

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