Carrsville News

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor The Boykin's Tavern report was not given to the entire Board of Supervisors until a year after it was completed - and it has yet to be discussed publicly.

Urbannaa TMs Virginia Street was filled with onlookers at the 52nd annual Oyster Festival Firemana TMs Parade on Friday night.

Kenneth Bunch fended off the challenge of retired Virginia State Police trooper Debbie Hall to earn another term on the Isle of Wight County School Board.

Age: 53 Education: MBA, bachelor of science degree, Old Dominion University Occupation: Virginia regional accounting manager, MasTec Family: Wife, Stella Vick; daughters, Rebecca, 26, Malissa, 22, and Kateland, 17 Previous office held: Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors, 15 years Incumbent Phillip A. Bradshaw is unopposed in his bid to represent ...

Preschoolers in Carrsville enrolled in The Learning Center - a program that prepares 4-year-old children for kindergarten - now have to travel to Windsor Elementary School every day.

Isle of Wight Supervisor Phillip Bradshaw says International Paper Corp. will be billed for discharging millions of gallons of unauthorized wastewater through the county's sewer system.

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor Closing International Paper is expected to cost Isle of Wight County about $4.8 million* in tax revenue, according to the commissioner of revenue.

Read what the candidates have to say about key issues in Isle of Wight County and the state of Virginia.

By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times Staff Writer Poor communication and infighting are two alleged problems Deborah Hall hopes to help fix if she is elected to the Isle of Wight County School Board.

All nine Isle of Wight County schools were fully accredited, with divisionwide ratings at 88 percent or above in English and 87 percent or above in science.

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor An Isle of Wight supervisor publicly suggested last week that the school board and administration be abolished, and instead have the superintendent report directly to the Board of Supervisors.

The county has received a $5,000 grant that will help remove the fiscal stink from a mandate that requires homeowners with septic systems to have them pumped out every five years.

By Jim Tuttle Smithfield Times staff writer The School Boarda s decision over a proposal to replace school custodians with contractors, previously scheduled for July, has been bumped up to tomorrow evening.

By Diana McFarland Smithfield Times News editor Carrsville Supervisor Phillip Bradshaw said Isle of Wight could have been sued - and probably would have lost - if the Board of Supervisors failed to approve the Benn's Grant rezoning request.

Isle of Wight School Board member Herb DeGroft says he doesn't intend to change anything about the controversial, often outspoken ways he handles his board responsibilities.