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GPS devices, guns and prescription pain medication were some of the items stolen recently from homes and cars in the Smithfield and Carrollton areas.
The thefts from cars and homes occurred Nov. 10-13 in the Eagle Harbor area and in varied locations throughout Smithfield, according to incident reports filed with the Isle of Wight Sheriffs Office.
The first case of breaking and entering occurred Nov. 11 on Magnet Drive. Stolen was an estimated $7,000 in guns, including an antique Spanish .38 revolver. Also taken was a Toshiba laptop computer valued at $750. The guns were stolen from an unlocked gun safe. The victim told deputies that she had gone to the grocery store at about 1 p.m. and returned 45-60 minutes later. It was then she found the side window of her residence pried open and the various possessions missing.
Two days later, two more cases of breaking and entering were reported one on White Oak Drive and the other on...

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 November 2010 09:48 )

A new Windsor Middle School will be built and opened by 2013 if the Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors approve the funding at tomorrow nights meeting.
Some of the money could come from a state grant.
The School Board voted to send the request to the supervisors after seeing a presentation by the special committee of teachers, parents and engineers tasked to study the issue.
The committee recommended building a new school on the same land as the old school, which would cost about $23 million. Renovating the current school would cost about $22 million.
The middle school has many problems, according to the committees report. Inadequate space, wasps and building code violations...

Veterans of all wars attended Westside elementary's Veteran's Day program last Thursday. More than 100 vets were treated to music, singing and presentations by students and special guests. Another Veteran's Day event was held the previous Sunday at The Smithfield Center and the observances ended Saturday with a parade. (Photo by Kelly Barlow)

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 November 2010 10:05 )

Isle of Wight Board of Supervisors chairman Phillip Bradshaw plans to announce his resignation Thursday.
A press release concerning his departure from the Board was sent out a day after he was named the new chief financial officer for the Isle of Wight school district. His last day on the Board is Nov. 30.
Bradshaw has served as the Carrsville Supervisor for 16 years. He recently completed a term as president of the Virginia Association of Counties.
His new position is a School Board-appointed position, which would have made Bradshaw an employee of the entity that ultimately decides on the school budget.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 November 2010 10:10 )

Declining enrollment for the past two years hasnt sparked a discussion on closing schools in Isle of Wight County, according to school officials.
This year, the number of students in kindergarten to grade 12 has dropped by eight students from 5,396 to 5,388. The previous year, enrollment fell by 88 students. The decline follows years of increasing student populations.
At this time, no new discussions have occurred as a result of reviewing enrollment reports from the 2009-2010 or 2010-11 school years, wrote Isle of Wight County Schools spokesperson Katherine Goff in a Oct. 19 e-mail.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 17 November 2010 10:13 )