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Police: 2 accused of stealing from Smithfield Family Dollar
SMITHFIELD, Va. (WAVY) — Two people are accused of shoplifting nearly $700 in merchandise from a Benns Church Boulevard Family Dollar Tuesday, Smithfield Police said. Police seek to identify two people captured in photographs that allegedly shoplifted merchandise valued at more than $687. Police said the incident took place around 5:15 p.m.
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 […]
Suffolk Spring Clean Up of Sleepy Hole Park is rescheduled
SUFFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — The Suffolk Spring Clean Up was originally scheduled for this weekend on May 18, but had to be canceled due to weather. The new date for the clean up is scheduled for June 1 at Sleepy Hole Park. The clean up is put on by Nansemond River Preservation Alliance.
Norfolk plans another study on Military Circle development with interest in sports tourism
It’s been more than four years since the Norfolk Economic Development Authority approved a plan for the city to purchase the languishing Military Circle Mall. Now, after one lengthy search process for a developer ended with a scrapped development proposal, the city is paying a consultant to study the highest and best use of the mall site. However, top city officials have expressed interest in ...
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.
Sheep, goats end up on Virginia highway after escaping farm
A flock of sheep and goats pulled a prison break and ended up on the side of a Virginia highway this week.Why it matters: They did a terrible job being discreet about it.The big picture: Virginia State Police thwarted their escape attempt on I-64 near High Rise Bridge, Chesapeake Animal Patrol returned the nine goats and sheep back to the farm and no one was injured.The funniest part: Half the group of escapees being divided by a highway rail and acting as if looking at the camera made them less suspicious.Sabrina's thought bubble: I would pay so much money for an animated movie that shows how they escaped (Did they use each other to climb the sound barrier wall around their farm?) and has "What is Love" by Haddaway playing when police pulled up.As in, "What is love? Baby don't herd me."OR "Making my downtown, baa'ing fast, faces past and I'm homebound" as they hoofed down I-64.
IW supervisors approve 615-home Sweetgrass development
Isle of Wight County supervisors voted 3-2 on May 16 to approve mixed-use zoning for Sweetgrass, a proposed 615-home development with up to 73,000 square feet of commercial space fronting Benns Church Boulevard. Supervisor Renee Rountree, who made the motion to approve the rezoning, voted in favor of the project along with supervisors William McCarty […]
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