VIRGINIA
State could overrule counties that reject solar farms under proposed law
A pair of General Assembly bills, one in the House of Delegates and the other in the Senate, propose allowing the state to overrule county-level ...
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ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Moonlight solar farm on hold
An application for a new 44-megawatt solar farm in Isle of Wight County proposed for 523 acres at Burwells Bay and Moonlight roads is on ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, January 26, 2024 3:48 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Fire destroys warehouse
Industrial park fire that torched Isle of Wight warehouse ruled accidental The first sign of trouble Andrew Walker recalls was a loud “bang.” Then he ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, January 24, 2024 5:45 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Isle of Wight adds ambulance at Rushmere fire station
The Rushmere Volunteer Fire Department has reached a milestone in its planned expansion into emergency medical services. An ambulance from the Isle of Wight County ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 8:02 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Rountree urges pause on new housing developments
Newly elected Isle of Wight County Supervisor Renee Rountree, at the board’s Jan. 4 reorganizational meeting, called for delaying the approval of any new housing ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 7:47 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Cold case closed? Police say DNA links Lancaster man to 1987 IW double murder
Virginia State Police say DNA evidence points to a deceased Lancaster County man – Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. – as the likely killer in a ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, January 17, 2024 6:48 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Cypress Creek golf course sold
Smithfield’s Cypress Creek Golfers Club is under new ownership. Land transfer records from December show the sale of the 217-acre golf course to Virginia Beach-based ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, January 15, 2024 8:24 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Audit: IWCS still $345,000 in the red
Auditors say Isle of Wight County Schools incurred a larger-than-acknowledged deficit from the prior school year. IWCS exceeded its budgeted operating expenses by $703,151 according ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, January 15, 2024 7:05 am
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Man accused of killing teen, leaving body in Isle of Wight deemed incompetent to stand trial
A Newport News man accused of killing a Williamsburg teenager and leaving her body in a remote area of Isle of Wight County last January ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, January 8, 2024 9:31 pm
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY
Ex-councilman accused of groping woman set for March 7 trial
Ex-Smithfield Town Councilman Wayne Hall will stand trial March 7 for allegedly groping a woman. Hall faces one count of sexual battery and another count ...