Isle of Wight County

VDOT will close the Rte 621 Bridge over Mill Swamp for repairs beginning Monday, May 23, 2016 at 8 a.m. The closure will last for one week.

Matching grants for septic pump-out assistance available to LMI homeowners in Isle of Wight County. For more info, call 757-357-9114.

Please be advised that the DMV2Go unit previously scheduled to be at the Courthouse Complex will NOT come today (Friday, April 22nd).

VDOT will close Route 630 Bridge (Lawrence Drive) for superstructure repairs beginning today at 8 a.m. The closure will last for two weeks.

The earlier accident has been cleared and all lanes of Rt 17 in Carrollton are now open.

Route 17, Carrollton Blvd is shut down in both directions due to a 5 vehicle accident. Expect major delays in this area.

Isle of Wight County's Annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Wreath Hanging Ceremony will be December 3, 2015 at 5pm at the Courthouse Complex.

A Community Meeting for the Windsor Election District will be held at 7:00 p.m. on October 22, 2015 in the Windsor Community Building.

A Town Hall Meeting will be held with the Virginia Fire Services Board at 7:00 p.m. on October 19th in the Board of Supervisors Room.

Stay alert and cautious while driving. There are temporary road closures due to tidal and flash flooding on secondary roads.

As of 12:30pm, South Church St in Smithfield is closed at Smithfield Station due to tidal flooding, likely for several hours.

Special Weather Alert: Torrential rains of 1 to 2 inches with potential localized flooding. If the road ahead of you is flooded,TURN AROUND.

Isle of Wight County remains under a Flood Watch until Sunday evening and a Coastal Flood Warning until Sunday evening.

The forecast for Hurricane Joaquin is improving, but dangerous weather conditions remain. Exercise extreme caution while driving.

Check out Voices From the Isle at voicesfromtheisle.com for a brief video regarding storm preparedness.

To access IWAlert, go to: member.everbridge.net/index/89280773…

Really good preparedness information can be found at ready.gov or vaemergency.gov/readyvirginia/….

Based on current forecast, Hurricane Joaquin could impact our area Sunday afternoon through Monday afternoon with even more wind and rain.

We anticipate the nor'easter will bring an additional 6” rain and increasing winds to Isle of Wight County between now and Sunday morning.

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