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County Fair turns profit for third year
For the third year in a row, the Isle of Wight County Fair has turned a profit. Fair Coordinator Jenilee Hallman briefed county supervisors on ...
Stephen Faleski, Author at Windsor Weekly
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School Board approves 2% teacher raises
Isle of Wight County’s School Board has approved a 2% raise for teachers, which will take effect Jan. 1. Coming up with the money to ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 5:59 pm
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New housing expected to bring more than 1,000 students
A study projects more than 1,000 new students will enter Isle of Wight County’s school division upon the buildout of 13 housing developments, putting four ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 5:58 pm
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IW, Franklin, Southampton and Suffolk enter second agreement to house juvenile detainees
Some children accused of crimes in Isle of Wight and Southampton counties, or the cities of Franklin and Suffolk, could find themselves incarcerated more than ...
by Stephen Faleski, Wednesday, November 22, 2023 5:57 pm
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Emails show Collick-Maresh rift over involving Thornton in IWCS deficit
Disagreement over whether to reprimand Isle of Wight County Schools Superintendent Theo Cramer wasn’t the only rift to emerge between School Board Chairman John Collick ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, November 3, 2023 3:00 pm
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Collick, Maresh split over reprimanding Cramer for IWCS deficit
Isle of Wight County School Board Chairman John Collick in early September asked Vice Chairman Jason Maresh to support him in reprimanding Superintendent Theo Cramer ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, November 3, 2023 3:00 pm
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Whitehead to retire as town clerk
Windsor Town Clerk Terry Whitehead will retire from her longtime role at the end of the year. James “Jay” Randolph, Windsor’s planning and zoning administrator, ...
by Stephen Faleski, Friday, November 3, 2023 2:59 pm
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IW, Surry schools still below pre-pandemic enrollment
Isle of Wight and Surry county schools still haven’t returned to pre-pandemic enrollment. Isle of Wight remains 68 students, or 1.2%, down from the 5,506 ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, October 23, 2023 3:12 pm
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Isle of Wight adopts state transgender policies
Isle of Wight County’s School Board voted 3-2 on Oct. 12 to adopt new transgender student policies the Virginia Department of Education released in July. ...
by Stephen Faleski, Monday, October 23, 2023 3:11 pm
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Isle of Wight Ruritans celebrate 75 years
On the second Wednesday of each month, Abigail Simmons goes by “Tom Boy.” “I am a tomboy,” said Simmons, who chose the moniker at age ...