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School news
Events Early dismissal. 1 p.m. Sept. 10. All elementary schools will let out early. Expect your children home 2-1/2 hours earlier than usual. School Board. 7 p.m. Sept. 11, Robert C. Claud Sr. Board room, Isle of Wight County Courthouse. Residents... -
Phoebus-Bethel postponed until Monday night; other games changed, too
Daily PressHampton school officials have postponed Friday night's Bethel-Phoebus football game because of the threat of Hanna, which seems likely to hit the East Coast as a tropical storm or hurricane late Friday night or early Saturday.. The game will be played at...Tags: Natural Disasters, Disasters, Arcadia, Lancaster (Lancaster, Virginia), Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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Trash power
Turning trash into electricity is the environmental equivalent of actually making a silk purse out of a sow's ear. And the move locally to look to landfills to keep the lights — and furnace and TV — burning in thousands of homes is an...Tags: King George County, Hampton Roads, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Waste Management Incorporated, Isle of Wight County
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Some questions ARE stupid
We don't really need any more ugly Americans stories floating around overseas, but we're afraid it probably was a Yank visiting the more-than-1,300-year-old Whitby Abbey on the northeast coast of England who asked, "Why did they build so many ruined...Tags: Ozzy Osbourne
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Labor Day closings
Labor Day closings GOVERNMENT OFFICES FEDERAL: Closed Sept. 1 STATE: Closed Sept. 1 LOCAL: • Gloucester County — Closed Sept. 1 • Hampton — Closed Sept. 1 • Isle of Wight — Closed Sept. 1 • James City County —...Tags: Williamsburg, Labor Day, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Urbanna, Academic Progress
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Schools work to keep meals healthy, cheap
247-4758Before the first yellow buses pull up to the region's public schools Tuesday, cafeteria kitchens will hum with activity as food services workers prepare the first of thousands of breakfasts and lunches they will serve throughout the year. Behind the...Tags: Middle Schools, Williamsburg, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia), Health Treatments, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Isle of Wight to spend $1 million on waterfront property
Isle of Wight County supervisors last week voted to spend $1 million on waterfront property at the foot of the James River Bridge. Chairman Stan Clark said the 1-1/2-acre parcel could be used to provide residents another water-access point in the future....Tags: Stan Clark
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Feral cat colony ordinance delayed
County supervisors postponed a public hearing on a feral cat colony ordinance until Oct. 16. The county Board of Supervisors planned on having a public hearing last week, but put it off to make changes to the ordinance after county staff met with Isle... -
Public hearing on feral cat colony ordinance postponed
County supervisors postponed a public hearing on a feral cat colony ordinance until Oct. 16. The county Board of Supervisors planned on having a public hearing last week, but put it off to make changes to the ordinance after county staff met with Isle of... -
Most local school divisions miss '07-'08 achievement goals
247-4758Three-quarters of Virginia's public schools met federally required math and reading achievement targets last year, but most local divisions and several local schools fell short. The state released achievement results Wednesday. Three Hampton elementary...Tags: Middle Schools, Personal Income, Charter Schools, Williamsburg, Gloucester (Gloucester, Virginia)
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Smithfield to hold public hearing on tax rate
A public hearing on Smithfield's real estate tax rate will be held Oct. 7 during the Town Council's 7:30 p.m. meeting. The town's current rate is 16 cents for every $100 of assessed value. If that remains unchanged, effectively a tax hike for residents...Tags: State Budgets, Smithfield
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Feeding a desperate need
247-4538Times are tough all over, and Marsha M. George of Smithfield sees it weekly a two-year volunteer for the Isle of Wight County Chapter of the Southeastern Foodbank. Each week, she goes to Bloom, seeking donations of day-old items, such as breads, sweets,...Tags: Charity, Smithfield, Carrollton
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