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IW adopts 2-cent tax increase, $107 million budget
Isle of Wight County supervisors voted unanimously just after midnight on May 17 to adopt a $107.6 million budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The budget includes a 2-cent increase of the county’s real estate tax rate, down from the 5-cent increase County Administrator Randy Keaton had initially proposed, and increases the county’s meals tax […]
King’s Fork High School mourns death of student
In a letter to parents of King’s Fork High School students, Principal Derrick Bryant confirmed the death of a student in what he called a “tragic accident.” “We regret to inform you that this morning, we learned of the passing of one of our students as a result of a tragic accident,” Bryant said in […] The post King’s Fork High School mourns death of student appeared first on The Suffolk News-Herald.
Potential bad weather won't stop most of this weekend's festivals in Hampton Roads
NORFOLK, Va. — This weekend is jam-packed with festivals and events across Hampton Roads. But could some of those potential showers put a damper on people’s plans?. Organizers of Bayou Bon Vivant ended its first of three nights on Friday. The Louisiana-inspired festival brings all the sites and smells of the Crescent City to the Chesapeake Bay with its food, culture and music. Organizer Jordan Lett says this festival is going on rain or shine.
Hampton Roads’ leaders back plan to study a potential site for a Suffolk Amtrak station
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Support is growing behind efforts to reestablish passenger rail service in downtown Suffolk. Thursday, the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization (HRTPO), which is made up of mayors and supervisors from across the region, unanimously voted to have a preliminary analysis completed, on where a Suffolk Amtrak station could be placed in […]
3 injured in Route 58 crash in Suffolk
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Three people were injured in a single-vehicle crash on Route 58 in Suffolk Thursday afternoon, Suffolk Fire & Rescue said. Multiple crews responded to the crash on eastbound Route 58 (Portsmouth Boulevard) before the truck scales around 2:28 p.m. When they arrived, they found a work truck that had crashed into […]
VDOT: Delays caused by crashes on I-64 and I-664
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — Two major crashes Friday morning on the I-64 and I-664 could cause delays for motorists, according to VDOT. On I-64 in Hampton, at Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel East, motorists could expect delays due to a vehicle crash. East lanes were closed but have reopened, but traffic backups are around 3 miles.
Newport News Public Schools senior Aaron Lin named Gates Scholar
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A senior at Woodside High School in Newport News has been named a 2024 Gates Scholar by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Aaron Lin, who’ll be attending Yale University in the fall, is the valedictorian at Woodside and is the student representative to the Newport News School Board. He’ll be the first in his family to go to college.
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