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IP divests paper-making to spinoff company
FRANKLIN International Paper, on Dec. 3, announced plans to hand off its print paper manufacturing to a standalone, publicly traded spinoff company and devote itself ... Read more
19 hours ago by Stephen Faleski.
COVID-19 cases close IW courthouse
ISLE OF WIGHT County officials confirmed on Dec. 1 that two people at the Isle of Wight Courthouse have tested positive for COVID-19. According to ... Read more
3 days ago by Stephen Faleski.
IW schools considering return to five day week
Once officials have implemented all possible mitigations and if the COVID-19 health situation doesn’t get significantly worse, Isle of Wight County’s pre-K through third-grade students ... Read more
7 days ago by Nate Delesline III.
County receives grants to establish Isle Recover Business program
Isle of Wight County was awarded a grant from the Obici Healthcare Foundation’s COVID-19 Response Fund for Counties and Cities, and will use the funding ... Read more
7 days ago by Staff Reports.
Board of Education approves SOL flexibility
Elementary and middle school students may take local assessments this spring instead of Standards of Learning tests in history, social science and English writing per ... Read more
7 days ago by Staff Reports.
IW schools debut COVID-19 dashboard
Six students enrolled in Isle of Wight County public schools and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past four weeks, according to ... Read more
7 days ago by Stephen Faleski.
Birds, birds and more birds
By Jo Weaver Master Naturalist When I first saw the land for which I would become caretaker, it was without birds. The parcel was 12 ... Read more
7 days ago by Staff Reports.
‘Sassy’ furniture store opens
Ivor native Megan Bracey Demsko has always hated getting rid of perfectly good furniture. “Just add a little paint and a little elbow grease and ... Read more
7 days ago by Stephen Faleski.
IW schools debut COVID-19 dashboard
SMITHFIELD Six students enrolled in Isle of Wight County public schools and three employees have tested positive for COVID-19 over the past four weeks, according ... Read more
1 week ago by Stephen Faleski.
County, Windsor to discuss monument
ISLE OF WIGHT Isle of Wight’s Board of Supervisors still hasn’t made a final decision on whether the county’s Confederate monument will stay or go, ... Read more