Ivor News

A fire at a Verizon switch building has disconnected phone and data service in Isle of Wight County.

The BBC apologizes to commodities-trading firm, Trafigura, for saying the company caused deaths and injuries in Ivory Coast through dumping of toxic waste.

The Germany team paid tribute to Robert Enke with a moving letter to the late goalkeeper ahead of Wednesday night's friendly against Ivory Coast.

But it seems that when London puts a freeze on facts, the chill can spread just as well the other way.

Ivory Coast announced that it will release provisional voter lists Thursday for the country's long-delayed presidential elections, now scheduled for November.

A British court approved Wednesday the settlement of thousands of claims against oil-trading company Trafigura Beheer BV related to the dumping of toxic waste around the Ivory Coast's main city of Abidjan.

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has confirmed another positive case of Eastern Equine Encephalitis in horses for 2009.

Trafigura is one of the leading oil traders in the world. However, like most oil traders it has hardly been immune from controversy.

Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaor visited Ivory Coast this week. Mr. Compaor is leading regional efforts to organize the country's much-delayed presidential elections.

At Djibi in the north of Ivory Coast's biggest city, contaminated soil has been gathered into giant white bags that cover an area bigger than two tennis courts.

Cote Devoir citizens are expressing disappointment the electoral commission will fail to meet today's deadline of publishing the voter register.

At Ivor, Virginia on Thursday, August 6, 2009 at 7:02 AM current conditions the temperature is 70.1 degrees with light rain, the barometer is 30.12 and rising, the humidity is 92%, the 24 hour maximum wind gust was 16.7 MPH, the 24 hour temperature extremes low 69.6/high 97.8, the 24 hour rain accumulation was .47 inches.

A top Ivory Coast football administrator was sentenced Friday to six months in jail for his role in a stadium stampede during a World Cup qualifier that killed 20 people and injured more than 130.

Ivory Coast has made progress in preparing for a long-delayed presidential election on Nov.

Conditions at Ivor, Virginia on Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 6:22 AM the temperature was 65.4 degrees under partly cloudy skies, the barometer was 30.23 and rising, the humidity was 93%, the 24 hour maximum wind gust was 14.0 MPH, the 24 hour rain accumulation was .37 inches ADVISORY: Users are solely responsible for opinions they post here and for ...

Residential furniture producer La-Z-Boy has opened a new La-Z-Boy Comfort Studio at Ivor Furniture here on General Mahone Boulevard.

White Tail Resort, the naturist camp in Southampton County, will hold its annual open house this weekend, offering free admission to newcomers this weekend.

Ivory Coast coach Vahid Halilhodzic is reportedly in talks to become Portsmouth's next manager.

Click a thumbnail to view the full-size image. Buy Pilot photos here. Loading... Close Gallery 1 of 7 Diane and Buddy Newbern of Virginia Beach pose among the acres of flowers growing on their farm in Ivor, on the Isle of Wight.