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IW School Board calls special meeting after SHS anti-ICE protest
2+ hour, 1+ min ago (399+ words) Isle of Wight County's School Board has called a special meeting tonight, which Chairman John Collick said is partly in response to a student-led anti-Immigration Customs and Enforcement protest on Friday at Smithfield High School last week. Collick said the…...
Smithfield police awarded $100K state grant for new technology
2+ week, 1+ day ago (266+ words) The Smithfield Police Department plans to purchase new technology to boost its crime-fighting capabilities using funds from a state grant. The Town Council voted unanimously on Feb. 3 to accept and appropriate a $100,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice…...